Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary was 80.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary in Sierra Leone, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary in Sierra Leone stood at 80.8%.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary in Sierra Leone peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 77.1%, in 2018.
Sierra Leone ranks 114th of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2007 | 98.9% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 99.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 99.3% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 99.6% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 77.1% | -22.9% |
| 2019 | 79.8% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 79.5% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 79.4% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 80.8% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.6% | 98.9% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 77.1% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 79.9% | 79.4% | 80.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38,043 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary in Sierra Leone?
- Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary in Sierra Leone was 80.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.1% in 2018.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary?
- Sierra Leone ranks 114th out of 126 countries with data for 2022.
- Is current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release