Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 0.6247 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Sierra Leone, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.6247 modelled data for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.6247 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.355 modelled data, in 2003.
That places Sierra Leone 155th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 0.4367 modelled data | 0.4312 modelled data | 0.442 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.4385 modelled data | 0.4048 modelled data | 0.4515 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4037 modelled data | 0.355 modelled data | 0.4938 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5713 modelled data | 0.5141 modelled data | 0.5997 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6134 modelled data | 0.6028 modelled data | 0.6247 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 152 Zimbabwe 0.6357 modelled data compare
- 153 Côte d’Ivoire 0.629 modelled data compare
- 154 Afghanistan 0.627 modelled data compare
- 156 Equatorial Guinea 0.6157 modelled data compare
- 157 Mali 0.5663 modelled data compare
- 158 Togo 0.554 modelled data 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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Sierra Leone?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Sierra Leone was 0.6247 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6247 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.355 modelled data in 2003.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Sierra Leone ranks 155th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release