Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 26.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Sierra Leone, 2001–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Sierra Leone is 26.4%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 26.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 2011.
That places Sierra Leone 167th out of 182 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 20.7% | — |
| 2011 | 19.1% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | +28.4% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | -15.1% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 24.8% | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 26.4% | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.7% | 20.7% | 20.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 19.1% | 26.4% | 6 |
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More education data for Sierra Leone
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2002)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,753 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 30,822 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2,602 (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.2 % change on previous year (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6,439 (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.13 % change on previous year (2002)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Sierra Leone?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Sierra Leone was 26.4% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 2011.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 167th out of 182 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. 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, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.