Official entrance age to early childhood education in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Official entrance age to early childhood education was 1 years in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
116th
of 207 countries
All-time high
3 years
in 1999
All-time low
1 years
in 2024
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Sierra Leone, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to early childhood education in Sierra Leone is 1 years, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to early childhood education in Sierra Leone peaked at 3 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1 years, in 2024.
Sierra Leone ranks 116th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3 years | — |
| 2000 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 years | -66.7% |
| 2025 | 1 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.33 years | 1 years | 3 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 116 Aruba 1 years compare
- 116 Albania 1 years compare
- 116 Azerbaijan 1 years compare
- 116 Cayman Islands 1 years compare
- 116 Finland 1 years compare
- 116 Ghana 1 years compare
- 116 Gibraltar 1 years compare
- 116 Equatorial Guinea 1 years compare
- 116 Kazakhstan 1 years compare
- 116 Kyrgyzstan 1 years compare
- 116 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 years compare
- 116 Saint Lucia 1 years compare
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- 116 Republic of Moldova 1 years compare
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- 116 Nigeria 1 years compare
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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 official entrance age to early childhood education in Sierra Leone?
- Official entrance age to early childhood education in Sierra Leone was 1 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 3 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for official entrance age to early childhood education?
- Sierra Leone ranks 116th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to early childhood education rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. 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 Official entrance age to early childhood education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release