Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education was 19 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
19 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 172 countries
All-time high
19 years
in 2013
All-time low
18 years
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Sierra Leone, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 19 years for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Sierra Leone peaked at 19 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 18 years, in 1999.
That places Sierra Leone 5th out of 172 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 18 years | — |
| 2000 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19 years | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 19 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18 years | 18 years | 18 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 18 years | 18 years | 18 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.7 years | 18 years | 19 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 19 years | 19 years | 19 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 2 Anguilla 17 years compare
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More education data for Sierra Leone
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.122 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.1173 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 19.82 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46,575 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Sierra Leone?
- Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Sierra Leone was 19 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 19 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 years in 1999.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Sierra Leone ranks 5th out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release