Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 108.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Sierra Leone, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Sierra Leone is 108.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 84.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 108.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.9%, in 2001.
Sierra Leone ranks 34th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 31.9% | — |
| 2011 | 58.3% | +82.9% |
| 2012 | 60.7% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 58.5% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 57.8% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 61.2% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 58.2% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 58.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 81.3% | +39.6% |
| 2020 | 81.5% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 90.9% | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 105.1% | +15.7% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 108.2% | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.9% | 31.9% | 31.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 61.8% | 57.8% | 81.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 97.1% | 81.5% | 108.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 19.82 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46,575 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 609,235 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 20.8 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 553,045 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 18.85 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 178,431 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Sierra Leone?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Sierra Leone was 108.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 108.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9% in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 34th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.8%. 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, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release