Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public was 1.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Sierra Leone, 2001–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 1.0% for percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in 2021. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2001.
Sierra Leone ranks 57th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.7% | — |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 54 Bahamas 1.0% compare
- 55 New Zealand 1.0% compare
- 56 Malaysia 1.0% compare
- 58 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.0% compare
- 59 Brunei Darussalam 1.0% compare
- 60 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.0% 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 percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Sierra Leone?
- Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Sierra Leone was 1.0% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public?
- Sierra Leone ranks 57th out of 180 countries with data for 2021.
- Is percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release