Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 24.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Sierra Leone, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 24.2% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 66.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 71.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 2024.
Sierra Leone ranks 68th 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 rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 71.2% | — |
| 2015 | 61.7% | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 64.2% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 61.7% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 67.0% | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 55.8% | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 51.4% | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 39.4% | -23.3% |
| 2022 | 28.2% | -28.5% |
| 2023 | 24.5% | -13.0% |
| 2024 | 24.2% | -1.3% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 24.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 69.0%, 35% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 24.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 53.7%, 45% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 63.6% | 55.8% | 71.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 24.2% | 51.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 65 Brunei Darussalam 24.7% compare
- 66 Puerto Rico 24.5% compare
- 67 Mexico 24.4% compare
- 69 Serbia 24.0% compare
- 70 Timor-Leste 23.9% compare
- 71 Turks and Caicos Islands 23.7% 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Sierra Leone?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Sierra Leone was 24.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 71.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 68th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.0%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release