Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 83.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Sierra Leone, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Sierra Leone stood at 83.4%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Sierra Leone peaked at 83.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 1973.
Sierra Leone ranks 147th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 23.6% | — |
| 1972 | 24.6% | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 23.5% | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 24.6% | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 25.3% | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 26.3% | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 27.2% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 27.6% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 33.3% | +21.0% |
| 1981 | 34.2% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 39.0% | +14.0% |
| 1985 | 41.3% | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 40.1% | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 38.8% | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 34.7% | -10.5% |
| 1990 | 33.6% | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 31.4% | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 50.6% | +61.1% |
| 2011 | 79.6% | +57.3% |
| 2012 | 83.3% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 79.1% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 77.9% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 80.1% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 83.4% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.3% | 23.5% | 27.6% | 8 |
| 1980s | 37.3% | 33.3% | 41.3% | 7 |
| 1990s | 32.5% | 31.4% | 33.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 50.6% | 50.6% | 50.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 80.6% | 77.9% | 83.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 144 Guinea-Bissau 85.1% compare
- 145 Puerto Rico 83.7% compare
- 146 Iraq 83.6% compare
- 148 India 83.3% compare
- 149 Vanuatu 83.2% compare
- 150 El Salvador 83.0% 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 gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Sierra Leone?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Sierra Leone was 83.4% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 83.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 1973.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Sierra Leone ranks 147th out of 197 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.