Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.5318 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Sierra Leone, 2003–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2019, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Sierra Leone stood at 0.5318 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.5318 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4495 GPIA, in 2004.
That places Sierra Leone 130th out of 133 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.5235 GPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.4495 GPIA | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 0.514 GPIA | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5244 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5318 GPIA | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4865 GPIA | 0.4495 GPIA | 0.5235 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.5234 GPIA | 0.514 GPIA | 0.5318 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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 primary education or higher in Sierra Leone?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Sierra Leone was 0.5318 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5318 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4495 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Sierra Leone ranks 130th out of 133 countries with data for 2019.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release