Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female was 101.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Sierra Leone, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Sierra Leone is 101.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 63.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 106.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 1978.
That places Sierra Leone 35th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 16.4% | — |
| 2007 | 66.9% | +307.0% |
| 2011 | 66.5% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 63.1% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 62.1% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 61.3% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 70.8% | +15.5% |
| 2017 | 71.4% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 84.8% | +18.8% |
| 2019 | 85.8% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 89.9% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 101.0% | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 106.2% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 101.7% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 101.8% | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 101.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 58.2%, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 101.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.7%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +307.0% | 16.4% | 66.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.4% | 16.4% | 16.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 66.9% | 66.9% | 66.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 70.7% | 61.3% | 85.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 100.1% | 89.9% | 106.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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 intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Sierra Leone?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Sierra Leone was 101.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 106.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 1978.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 35th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.8%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release