Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of was 28.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Sierra Leone, 2007–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Sierra Leone stood at 28.3%.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 226.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Sierra Leone peaked at 36.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2011.
Sierra Leone ranks 11th of 117 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 9.3% | — |
| 2008 | 9.8% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 18.4% | +87.1% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | -22.2% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | -39.4% |
| 2016 | 28.0% | +223.3% |
| 2017 | 24.5% | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 34.5% | +40.9% |
| 2019 | 35.7% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 36.5% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 28.1% | -23.2% |
| 2022 | 28.3% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.5% | 9.3% | 18.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 8.7% | 35.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 28.1% | 36.5% | 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 other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Sierra Leone?
- Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Sierra Leone was 28.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 36.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2011.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of?
- Sierra Leone ranks 11th out of 117 countries with data for 2022.
- Is current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 226.4%. 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 Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release