Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 23.1% 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
In 2019, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Sierra Leone stood at 23.1%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Sierra Leone peaked at 23.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2003.
Sierra Leone ranks 119th of 134 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 | 16.5% | — |
| 2004 | 18.9% | +14.9% |
| 2017 | 22.7% | +20.1% |
| 2018 | 21.6% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 23.1% | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.7% | 16.5% | 18.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 21.6% | 23.1% | 3 |
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More education data for Sierra Leone
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
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 23.1% 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 23.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2003.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Sierra Leone ranks 119th out of 134 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 22.2%. 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+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.