Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 112.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Sierra Leone, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Sierra Leone stood at 112.3%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 97.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Sierra Leone peaked at 112.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 2001.
Sierra Leone ranks 20th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 26.4% | — |
| 2011 | 53.3% | +101.8% |
| 2012 | 58.3% | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 56.9% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 56.5% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 60.4% | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 58.7% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 58.3% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 82.0% | +40.6% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 108.4% | +16.6% |
| 2023 | 106.8% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 112.3% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.4% | 26.4% | 26.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 60.6% | 53.3% | 82.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 100.7% | 83.0% | 112.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 17 Portugal 113.7% compare
- 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 113.6% compare
- 19 Spain 113.3% compare
- 21 Croatia 112.1% compare
- 22 Cape Verde 111.4% compare
- 23 Cook Islands 111.3% compare
More education data for Sierra Leone
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Sierra Leone?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Sierra Leone was 112.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 112.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Sierra Leone ranks 20th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.4%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release