Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male was 59.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male in Sierra Leone, 2008–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male in Sierra Leone stood at 59.3%.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 62.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 39.4%, in 2008.
That places Sierra Leone 34th out of 41 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 39.4% | — |
| 2010 | 60.3% | +53.1% |
| 2013 | 58.6% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 62.2% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 59.3% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.4% | 39.4% | 39.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 60.1% | 58.6% | 62.2% | 4 |
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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, primary education, middle quintile, male in Sierra Leone?
- Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male in Sierra Leone was 59.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 62.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.4% in 2008.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 34th out of 41 countries with data for 2019.
- Is completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.7%. 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, primary education, middle quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release