Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male was 34.7% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Sierra Leone, 2004–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 34.7% for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 47.6% on the previous year and up 272.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 34.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2004.
That places Sierra Leone 64th out of 79 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3.5% | — |
| 2008 | 9.3% | +167.9% |
| 2010 | 26.2% | +181.2% |
| 2013 | 32.4% | +23.7% |
| 2017 | 23.5% | -27.4% |
| 2019 | 34.7% | +47.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4% | 3.5% | 9.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 23.5% | 34.7% | 4 |
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More education data for Sierra Leone
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2002)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,753 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 30,822 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2,602 (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.2 % change on previous year (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6,439 (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.13 % change on previous year (2002)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Sierra Leone?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Sierra Leone was 34.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 34.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2004.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 64th out of 79 countries with data for 2019.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 272.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release