Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes was 55.7% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Sierra Leone, 2000–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Sierra Leone is 55.7%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 25.1% on the previous year and up 94.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Sierra Leone peaked at 55.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 69th out of 84 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.1% | — |
| 2004 | 14.3% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 28.6% | +73.3% |
| 2010 | 53.4% | +86.6% |
| 2013 | 55.4% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 44.5% | -19.7% |
| 2019 | 55.7% | +25.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.4% | 14.1% | 28.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 44.5% | 55.7% | 4 |
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More education data for Sierra Leone
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Sierra Leone?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Sierra Leone was 55.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 55.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes?
- Sierra Leone ranks 69th out of 84 countries with data for 2019.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.4%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release