Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile was 13.9% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Sierra Leone, 2008–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 13.9% for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 89.1% on the previous year and up 1,180.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Sierra Leone peaked at 13.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2008.
Sierra Leone ranks 28th of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.1% | — |
| 2010 | 3.2% | +191.1% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | +197.8% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | -21.9% |
| 2019 | 13.9% | +89.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 3.2% | 13.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Sierra Leone?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Sierra Leone was 13.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2008.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile?
- Sierra Leone ranks 28th out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,180.0%. 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, poorest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release