Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile was 1.5% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Sierra Leone, 2008–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 1.5% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 149.8% on the previous year and up 8.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2008.
Sierra Leone ranks 30th of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.5% | — |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +196.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -56.8% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +149.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 73,295 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,708 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 92,723 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2393 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Sierra Leone?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Sierra Leone was 1.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2008.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile?
- Sierra Leone ranks 30th out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
- 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, rural, poorest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release