Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male was 23.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in Sierra Leone, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in Sierra Leone is 23.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 307.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 23.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2013.
That places Sierra Leone 154th out of 176 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, 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 | 23.2% | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 23.5% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 23.2% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 23.8% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.0% | 5.8% | 12.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 20.2% | 23.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 151 Niue 25.0% compare
- 152 Timor-Leste 24.5% compare
- 153 Equatorial Guinea 24.2%
- 155 Micronesia, Federated States of 21.8% compare
- 156 Samoa 20.9% compare
- 157 Lesotho 20.3% compare
More education data for Sierra Leone
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in Sierra Leone?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in Sierra Leone was 23.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2013.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 154th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 307.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release