Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 83.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Sierra Leone, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Sierra Leone is 83.2%, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 85.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 29.8%, in 1971.
Sierra Leone ranks 154th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 29.8% | — |
| 1972 | 30.7% | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 29.9% | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 31.0% | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 31.9% | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 33.1% | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 34.0% | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 34.4% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 47.6% | +38.5% |
| 1985 | 50.5% | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 47.2% | -6.4% |
| 1989 | 41.7% | -11.7% |
| 1990 | 40.8% | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 37.7% | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 59.0% | +56.5% |
| 2011 | 83.8% | +41.9% |
| 2012 | 85.1% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 80.3% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 78.8% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 80.6% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 83.2% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.9% | 29.8% | 34.4% | 8 |
| 1980s | 46.8% | 41.7% | 50.5% | 4 |
| 1990s | 39.2% | 37.7% | 40.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 59.0% | 59.0% | 59.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 82.0% | 78.8% | 85.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 151 El Salvador 83.9% compare
- 152 Uganda 83.8% compare
- 153 Vanuatu 83.6% compare
- 155 Cayman Islands 83.0% compare
- 156 Lao People's Democratic Republic 82.6% compare
- 157 India 82.5% compare
More education data for Sierra Leone
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Sierra Leone?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Sierra Leone was 83.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 85.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 1971.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 154th out of 193 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.