Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity was 0.3684 LPIA in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Sierra Leone, 2000–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.3684 LPIA for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in 2019. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 131.5% on the previous year and up 2,284.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.3684 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0155 LPIA, in 2008.
Sierra Leone ranks 67th of 88 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0992 LPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.0822 LPIA | -17.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0531 LPIA | -35.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0155 LPIA | -70.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2016 LPIA | +1204.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1262 LPIA | -37.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1591 LPIA | +26.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3684 LPIA | +131.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0625 LPIA | 0.0155 LPIA | 0.0992 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.2138 LPIA | 0.1262 LPIA | 0.3684 LPIA | 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, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Sierra Leone?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Sierra Leone was 0.3684 LPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3684 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0155 LPIA in 2008.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity?
- Sierra Leone ranks 67th out of 88 countries with data for 2019.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,284.4%. 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, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release