Share of primary school teachers who are women in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 33.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Sierra Leone, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of primary school teachers who are women in Sierra Leone stood at 33.8%.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Sierra Leone peaked at 38.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 21.9%, in 1983.
That places Sierra Leone 201st out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.7% | 24.0% | 25.3% | 4 |
| 1980s | 24.7% | 21.9% | 29.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 38.4% | 38.4% | 38.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 25.1% | 29.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 32.4% | 30.8% | 33.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 198 Cote d'Ivoire 37.9% compare
- 199 Djibouti 37.4% compare
- 200 Senegal 34.5% compare
- 202 Falkland Islands 33.3% compare
- 203 Haiti 32.4% compare
- 204 Democratic Republic of Congo 32.4% compare
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 162.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 46,575 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.7 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 166.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Sierra Leone?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Sierra Leone was 33.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 38.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9% in 1983.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Sierra Leone ranks 201st out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.