Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted gender was 0.8441 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Sierra Leone, 2004–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2019, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Sierra Leone stood at 0.8441 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.4% on the previous year and up 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.8441 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5556 GPIA, in 2008.
Sierra Leone ranks 34th of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.7737 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.5556 GPIA | -28.2% |
| 2013 | 0.784 GPIA | +41.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7129 GPIA | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8441 GPIA | +18.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6646 GPIA | 0.5556 GPIA | 0.7737 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7803 GPIA | 0.7129 GPIA | 0.8441 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Sierra Leone?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Sierra Leone was 0.8441 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted gender recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8441 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted gender recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5556 GPIA in 2008.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted gender?
- Sierra Leone ranks 34th out of 42 countries with data for 2019.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted gender rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.9%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release