Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 0.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Sierra Leone, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.2% for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2010.
That places Sierra Leone 200th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.2% | — |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +12.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -12.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -14.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +19.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 197 South Africa 0.3% compare
- 198 South Sudan 0.2% compare
- 199 Guatemala 0.2% compare
- 201 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.2% compare
- 202 Madagascar 0.2% compare
- 203 Mozambique 0.2% compare
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 46,575 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Sierra Leone?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Sierra Leone was 0.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2010.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- Sierra Leone ranks 200th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release