Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) was 16.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
16.4%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
145th
of 164 countries
All-time high
16.4%
in 2025
All-time low
8.2%
in 1996
Years of data
45
1981–2025

Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Sierra Leone, 1981–2025

0510151981200320251981: 9.7 %1982: 9.7 %1983: 9.7 %1984: 9.6 %1985: 9.5 %1986: 9.5 %1987: 9.4 %1988: 9.3 %1989: 9.1 %1990: 8.9 %1991: 8.7 %1992: 8.5 %1993: 8.4 %1994: 8.3 %1995: 8.3 %1996: 8.2 %1997: 8.2 %1998: 8.3 %1999: 8.4 %2000: 8.6 %2001: 9.1 %2002: 9.6 %2003: 10.2 %2004: 10.7 %2005: 11.2 %2006: 11.6 %2007: 12.1 %2008: 12.5 %2009: 13.1 %2010: 13.8 %2011: 14.5 %2012: 15 %2013: 15.5 %2014: 15.8 %2015: 16 %2016: 16 %2017: 15.9 %2018: 15.6 %2019: 15.4 %2020: 15.5 %2021: 15.5 %2022: 15.8 %2023: 16 %2024: 16.1 %2025: 16.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Sierra Leone recorded 16.4% for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Sierra Leone peaked at 16.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 1996.

That places Sierra Leone 145th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 9.5% 9.1% 9.7% 9
1990s 8.4% 8.2% 8.9% 10
2000s 10.9% 8.6% 13.1% 10
2010s 15.4% 13.8% 16.0% 10
2020s 15.9% 15.5% 16.4% 6

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 142 Haiti 17.3% compare
  2. 143 Senegal 16.9% compare
  3. 144 Uganda 16.6% compare
  4. 146 Kiribati 15.2% compare
  5. 147 Guinea-Bissau 15.2% compare
  6. 148 Papua New Guinea 14.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Sierra Leone?
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Sierra Leone was 16.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2025.
What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 1996.
How does Sierra Leone rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data)?
Sierra Leone ranks 145th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
164 places, 7,240 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release