Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male was 96.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Sierra Leone, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Sierra Leone stood at 96.7%.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 100.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 29.3%, in 1978.
That places Sierra Leone 76th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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, male in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 29.3% | — |
| 2007 | 87.6% | +199.3% |
| 2011 | 69.3% | -20.9% |
| 2012 | 64.7% | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 65.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 61.2% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 71.6% | +17.0% |
| 2017 | 72.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 81.4% | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 83.7% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 86.9% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 100.1% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 99.1% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 96.7% | -2.4% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 96.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 59.6%, 1.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 96.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 71.0%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male 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 | +199.3% | 29.3% | 87.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.3% | 29.3% | 29.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 87.6% | 87.6% | 87.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 71.1% | 61.2% | 83.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 95.9% | 86.9% | 100.1% | 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, male in Sierra Leone?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Sierra Leone was 96.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 100.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.3% in 1978.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 76th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release