Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 0.8874 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Sierra Leone, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.8874 GPIA for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.997 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.8824 GPIA, in 2022.
That places Sierra Leone 112th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.9884 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.997 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9729 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9821 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9597 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9495 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9759 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8824 GPIA | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8951 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.8874 GPIA | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9749 GPIA | 0.9495 GPIA | 0.997 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9102 GPIA | 0.8824 GPIA | 0.9759 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 109 Côte d'Ivoire 0.8905 GPIA compare
- 110 Belgium 0.8882 GPIA compare
- 111 Saint Lucia 0.8876 GPIA compare
- 113 Cambodia 0.8851 GPIA compare
- 114 United States of America 0.8799 GPIA compare
- 115 Lebanon 0.8751 GPIA 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 out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Sierra Leone?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Sierra Leone was 0.8874 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.997 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8824 GPIA in 2022.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Sierra Leone ranks 112th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. 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 one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release