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 3.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
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 3.6%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.2% on the previous year and down 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Sierra Leone peaked at 9.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2022.
Sierra Leone ranks 64th of 72 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 9.7% | — |
| 2008 | 7.1% | -26.8% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | +21.0% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | -49.8% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 7.1% | 9.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 8.0% | 8.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.6% | 4.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 61 Timor-Leste 5.0% compare
- 62 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4.9%
- 63 Cayman Islands 4.8% compare
- 65 Kenya 3.1% compare
- 66 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3.0% compare
- 67 Turks and Caicos Islands 2.2% 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 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 3.6% 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 9.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2022.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Sierra Leone ranks 64th out of 72 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 57.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release