Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both was 235,716 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Sierra Leone, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Sierra Leone stood at 235,716. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Sierra Leone peaked at 704,528 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 235,716, in 2024.
Sierra Leone ranks 56th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 591,835 | — |
| 2015 | 607,932 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 603,128 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 605,557 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 704,528 | +16.3% |
| 2019 | 501,856 | -28.8% |
| 2020 | 489,588 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 362,632 | -25.9% |
| 2022 | 256,242 | -29.3% |
| 2023 | 250,698 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 235,716 | -6.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 235,716 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.70 million, 14% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 235,716 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 741,414, 32% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 602,473 | 501,856 | 704,528 | 6 |
| 2020s | 318,975 | 235,716 | 489,588 | 5 |
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 out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Sierra Leone?
- Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Sierra Leone was 235,716 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 704,528 in 2018.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 235,716 in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?
- Sierra Leone ranks 56th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.2%. 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 Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release