Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 7.4% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Sierra Leone, 2003–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Sierra Leone is 7.4%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.8% on the previous year and up 1,491.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Sierra Leone peaked at 7.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2004.
Sierra Leone ranks 89th of 90 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 1.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 6.3% | 7.4% | 3 |
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More education data for Sierra Leone
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 162.12 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 162.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Sierra Leone?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Sierra Leone was 7.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2004.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Sierra Leone ranks 89th out of 90 countries with data for 2019.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,491.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release