Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male was 37.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male in Sierra Leone, 2008–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 37.8% for completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 93.3% on the previous year and up 230.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 37.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2008.
Sierra Leone ranks 27th of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 11.4% | — |
| 2010 | 21.3% | +86.1% |
| 2013 | 28.8% | +35.5% |
| 2017 | 19.5% | -32.1% |
| 2019 | 37.8% | +93.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.4% | 11.4% | 11.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 26.8% | 19.5% | 37.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 46,575 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male in Sierra Leone?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male in Sierra Leone was 37.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 37.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2008.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 27th out of 38 countries with data for 2019.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 230.7%. 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, second quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release