Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) was 10.2% in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Sierra Leone, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 10.2% for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Sierra Leone peaked at 10.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 153rd of 164 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 | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.4% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 7.1% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 9.3% | 10.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 150 Burkina Faso 11.2% compare
- 151 Burundi 10.8% compare
- 152 Vanuatu 10.5% compare
- 154 Guinea-Bissau 10.1% compare
- 155 Mali 8.1% compare
- 156 United Republic of Tanzania 7.5% 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, female (modelled data) in Sierra Leone?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Sierra Leone was 10.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 153rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release