Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. was 8.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Sierra Leone, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Sierra Leone stood at 8.3%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 158.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Sierra Leone peaked at 8.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 1960.
Sierra Leone ranks 115th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.9% | — |
| 1965 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3.4% | +17.2% |
| 1980 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.2% | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | +128.1% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | +13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 3.2% | 7.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38,043 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 73,295 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,708 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 92,723 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2393 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Sierra Leone?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Sierra Leone was 8.3% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1960.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling.?
- Sierra Leone ranks 115th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 158.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)