Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita was 12.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita in Sierra Leone, 2011–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita in Sierra Leone is 12.4%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 159.9% on the previous year and up 60.5% over ten years.
Sierra Leone ranks 82nd of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of GDP per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7.7% | — |
| 2012 | 7.6% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | -19.5% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | -15.9% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | +159.9% |
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More education data for Sierra Leone
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita in Sierra Leone was 12.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2017.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 82nd out of 122 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.5%. 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 (UIS), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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GDP per capita data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.