Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 68.8% in 2025. β Volatile
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Sierra Leone, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Sierra Leone stood at 68.8%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Sierra Leone peaked at 68.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 1992.
Sierra Leone ranks 142nd of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.7% | 17.9% | 20.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 18.4% | 17.0% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.6% | 23.7% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.8% | 51.7% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.9% | 65.0% | 68.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 139 Rwanda 71.9% compare
- 140 Lao People's Democratic Republic 70.1% compare
- 141 Benin 70.1% compare
- 143 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 68.4% compare
- 144 Zambia 67.4% compare
- 145 Papua New Guinea 66.0% compare
More education data for Sierra Leone
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 162.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0054 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Sierra Leone?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Sierra Leone was 68.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 68.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 1992.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 142nd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release