Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female was 17.5% in 2019. β Volatile
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Sierra Leone, 2000β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Sierra Leone stood at 17.5%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.3% on the previous year and up 162.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 17.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2004.
Sierra Leone ranks 80th of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 0.9% | 6.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 8.1% | 17.5% | 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, female in Sierra Leone?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Sierra Leone was 17.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2004.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 80th out of 95 countries with data for 2019.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 162.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release