Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 0.3% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Sierra Leone, 2007–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Sierra Leone stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.3% on the previous year and down 91.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Sierra Leone peaked at 3.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2022.
That places Sierra Leone 73rd out of 76 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2.8% | — |
| 2008 | 2.9% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +28.2% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -53.4% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -69.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -29.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -17.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 0.3% | 3.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 3 |
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 non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Sierra Leone?
- Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Sierra Leone was 0.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2022.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Sierra Leone ranks 73rd out of 76 countries with data for 2022.
- Is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release