Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female was 25.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in Sierra Leone, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in Sierra Leone stood at 25.6%.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 298.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 25.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2013.
That places Sierra Leone 138th out of 160 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 8.0% | — |
| 2013 | 6.4% | -20.3% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | +29.6% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | +39.4% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 13.7% | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | +63.7% |
| 2021 | 25.5% | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 25.8% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 25.6% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.1% | 6.4% | 13.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 22.5% | 25.8% | 4 |
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 net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in Sierra Leone?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in Sierra Leone was 25.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2013.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 138th out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 298.8%. 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 Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release