Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 0.7521 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.7521 modelled data
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
152nd
of 204 countries
All-time high
1.06 modelled data
in 2000
All-time low
0.7462 modelled data
in 2019
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Sierra Leone, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Sierra Leone stood at 0.7521 modelled data.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.06 modelled data in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7462 modelled data, in 2019.
That places Sierra Leone 152nd out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.06 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1.04 modelled data | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9971 modelled data | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9538 modelled data | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9198 modelled data | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9065 modelled data | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9009 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8851 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8779 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8754 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8738 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8599 modelled data | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.835 modelled data | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8261 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8123 modelled data | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7943 modelled data | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7761 modelled data | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7652 modelled data | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7578 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7462 modelled data | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.75 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7516 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7536 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7578 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.7541 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.7521 modelled data | -0.3% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.7521 modelled data is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.01 modelled data, 75% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.7521 modelled data is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9519 modelled data, 79% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9416 modelled data | 0.8754 modelled data | 1.06 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8047 modelled data | 0.7462 modelled data | 0.8738 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7532 modelled data | 0.75 modelled data | 0.7578 modelled data | 6 |
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 rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Sierra Leone?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Sierra Leone was 0.7521 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 modelled data in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7462 modelled data in 2019.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Sierra Leone ranks 152nd out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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 rate for children of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release