Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female was 26.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Sierra Leone, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Sierra Leone is 26.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 308.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 26.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2013.
Sierra Leone ranks 148th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, 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 | 25.4% | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 25.8% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 25.5% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 26.2% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.1% | 6.4% | 13.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 22.5% | 26.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 162.12 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 162.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Sierra Leone?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Sierra Leone was 26.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2013.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 148th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 308.3%. 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, pre-primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release