End month of the academic school year in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: End month of the academic school year was 7 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
66th
of 221 countries
All-time high
8
in 2018
All-time low
7
in 1997
Years of data
29
1997–2025
End month of the academic school year in Sierra Leone, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, end month of the academic school year in Sierra Leone stood at 7. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, end month of the academic school year in Sierra Leone peaked at 8 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7, in 1997.
Sierra Leone ranks 66th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
End month of the academic school year in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 7 | — |
| 1998 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 66 Aruba 7 compare
- 66 Anguilla 7 compare
- 66 Antigua and Barbuda 7 compare
- 66 Burundi 7 compare
- 66 Benin 7 compare
- 66 Barbados 7 compare
- 66 Central African Republic 7 compare
- 66 Switzerland 7 compare
- 66 Cape Verde 7 compare
- 66 Cuba 7 compare
- 66 Dominica 7 compare
- 66 Ethiopia 7 compare
- 66 Gibraltar 7 compare
- 66 Guadeloupe 7 compare
- 66 Gambia 7 compare
- 66 Guinea-Bissau 7 compare
- 66 Grenada 7 compare
- 66 French Guiana 7 compare
- 66 Guyana 7 compare
- 66 Hong Kong, China 7 compare
- 66 Cambodia 7 compare
- 66 Saint Kitts and Nevis 7 compare
- 66 Saint Lucia 7 compare
- 66 Liechtenstein 7 compare
- 66 Luxembourg 7 compare
- 66 Madagascar 7 compare
- 66 Malta 7 compare
- 66 Montserrat 7 compare
- 66 Niger 7 compare
- 66 Nigeria 7 compare
- 66 Réunion 7 compare
- 66 Senegal 7 compare
- 66 Sao Tome and Principe 7 compare
- 66 Turks and Caicos Islands 7 compare
- 66 Trinidad and Tobago 7 compare
- 66 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7 compare
- 66 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 7 compare
- 66 British Virgin Islands 7 compare
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38,043 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 73,295 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,708 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 92,723 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2393 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is end month of the academic school year in Sierra Leone?
- End month of the academic school year in Sierra Leone was 7 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest end month of the academic school year recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2018.
- What is the lowest end month of the academic school year recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 1997.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for end month of the academic school year?
- Sierra Leone ranks 66th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is end month of the academic school year rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of End month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release