Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ was 33.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Sierra Leone, 2003–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Sierra Leone is 33.5%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Sierra Leone peaked at 33.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 2004.
That places Sierra Leone 128th out of 136 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 24.8% | — |
| 2004 | 22.0% | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 32.1% | +45.9% |
| 2018 | 32.6% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 33.5% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.4% | 22.0% | 24.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 32.7% | 32.1% | 33.5% | 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 primary, population 25+ in Sierra Leone?
- Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Sierra Leone was 33.5% in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 33.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2004.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+?
- Sierra Leone ranks 128th out of 136 countries with data for 2019.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.5%. 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 primary, population 25+ years, total (%) (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 primary education.