Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender was 1 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1 modelled data
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
116th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.4574 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Sierra Leone, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 1 modelled data for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Sierra Leone peaked at 1 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4574 modelled data, in 1981.
Sierra Leone ranks 116th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.4574 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.4596 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4675 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.4826 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4907 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.5063 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5245 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.5521 modelled data | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5784 modelled data | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 0.6043 modelled data | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6258 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6417 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.6507 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.6468 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.637 modelled data | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6202 modelled data | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6001 modelled data | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5814 modelled data | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5666 modelled data | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5573 modelled data | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5516 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.55 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5519 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.558 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5747 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.601 modelled data | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6376 modelled data | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6795 modelled data | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7267 modelled data | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7739 modelled data | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8175 modelled data | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8572 modelled data | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9014 modelled data | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9411 modelled data | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9649 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9791 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9807 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9771 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.971 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9729 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9726 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9764 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9834 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9911 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 1 modelled data | +1.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1 modelled data is above the median for low income countries, which is 1 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1 modelled data is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 modelled data, 96% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5021 modelled data | 0.4574 modelled data | 0.5784 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.6175 modelled data | 0.5666 modelled data | 0.6507 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5988 modelled data | 0.55 modelled data | 0.7267 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9164 modelled data | 0.7739 modelled data | 0.9807 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9833 modelled data | 0.9726 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.5 (2012)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.37 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Sierra Leone?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Sierra Leone was 1 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4574 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Sierra Leone ranks 116th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release