Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) was 66.7% in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Sierra Leone, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Sierra Leone is 66.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Sierra Leone peaked at 66.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 1992.
Sierra Leone ranks 141st of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.1% | 20.0% | 25.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 21.3% | 19.0% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.9% | 28.4% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.6% | 51.1% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.8% | 62.9% | 66.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 138 Lao People's Democratic Republic 67.7% compare
- 139 Rwanda 67.1% compare
- 140 Burkina Faso 66.8% compare
- 142 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 65.0% compare
- 143 Guinea 64.2% compare
- 144 Angola 63.9% 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, male (modelled data) in Sierra Leone?
- Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Sierra Leone was 66.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 66.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 1992.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 141st out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release