Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male was 23.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in Sierra Leone, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 23.2% for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 297.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 23.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2013.
Sierra Leone ranks 140th of 160 countries on this measure, 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, male in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 7.3% | — |
| 2013 | 5.8% | -20.5% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | +25.5% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | +38.4% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 12.1% | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 20.2% | +65.9% |
| 2021 | 23.3% | +15.6% |
| 2022 | 23.5% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 23.2% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.0% | 5.8% | 12.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 20.2% | 23.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 137 Botswana 25.0% compare
- 138 Timor-Leste 24.5% compare
- 139 Puerto Rico 24.1% compare
- 141 Bosnia and Herzegovina 22.5% compare
- 142 Panama 21.9% compare
- 143 Micronesia, Federated States of 21.8% compare
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, male in Sierra Leone?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in Sierra Leone was 23.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2013.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 140th out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 297.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release