Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary was 80.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary in Sierra Leone, 2007–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 80.6% for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary in Sierra Leone peaked at 100.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 80.6%, in 2022.
That places Sierra Leone 92nd out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 100.0% | — |
| 2008 | 89.9% | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 99.5% | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 93.7% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 97.2% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 81.0% | -18.8% |
| 2022 | 80.6% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.5% | 89.9% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 93.7% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 80.8% | 80.6% | 81.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 89 Nepal 82.4% compare
- 90 Malaysia 82.2% compare
- 91 Bangladesh 81.2% compare
- 93 Côte d'Ivoire 79.8% compare
- 94 Rwanda 79.0% compare
- 95 Macau, China 77.8% compare
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 tertiary in Sierra Leone?
- Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary in Sierra Leone was 80.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.6% in 2022.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary?
- Sierra Leone ranks 92nd out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. 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 tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release