Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile was 16.2% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile in Sierra Leone, 2008–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile in Sierra Leone stood at 16.2%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 41.2% on the previous year and up 19.4% over five years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile in Sierra Leone peaked at 16.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2008.
That places Sierra Leone 30th out of 35 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 11.2% | — |
| 2013 | 13.5% | +20.9% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | +41.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 11.2% | 16.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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, second quintile in Sierra Leone?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile in Sierra Leone was 16.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2008.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile?
- Sierra Leone ranks 30th out of 35 countries with data for 2019.
- 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, second quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release