Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes was 69.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Sierra Leone, 2000–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Sierra Leone is 69.4%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Sierra Leone peaked at 69.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 72nd out of 88 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.9% | 26.0% | 47.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 65.0% | 59.6% | 69.4% | 4 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 162.12 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 162.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Sierra Leone?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Sierra Leone was 69.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes?
- Sierra Leone ranks 72nd out of 88 countries with data for 2019.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. 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, primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release