Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 14.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Sierra Leone, 2003–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 14.4% for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Sierra Leone peaked at 14.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2003.
Sierra Leone ranks 119th of 131 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 10.7% | — |
| 2004 | 11.6% | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 14.2% | +21.6% |
| 2018 | 13.5% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.2% | 10.7% | 11.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 13.5% | 14.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 19.82 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46,575 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 609,235 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 20.8 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 553,045 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 18.85 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 178,431 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Sierra Leone?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Sierra Leone was 14.4% in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2003.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Sierra Leone ranks 119th out of 131 countries with data for 2019.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.