Percentage of lower secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Percentage of lower secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV was 32.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
32.4%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
43rd
of 48 countries
All-time high
52.8%
in 2018
All-time low
32.4%
in 2024
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Percentage of lower secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV in Sierra Leone, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of lower secondary schools providing life skills-based hiv in Sierra Leone is 32.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
That places Sierra Leone 43rd out of 48 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of lower secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 42.9% | — |
| 2018 | 52.8% | +23.2% |
| 2019 | 49.6% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 49.5% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 34.4% | -30.5% |
| 2022 | 37.7% | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 32.5% | -13.7% |
| 2024 | 32.4% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 48.4% | 42.9% | 52.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 32.4% | 49.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 40 Palestine, State of 79.6% compare
- 41 Côte d'Ivoire 73.7% compare
- 42 Niger 42.7% compare
- 44 Grenada 22.2% compare
- 45 Burkina Faso 16.8% compare
- 46 Eswatini 15.5% 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 lower secondary schools providing life skills-based hiv in Sierra Leone?
- Percentage of lower secondary schools providing life skills-based hiv in Sierra Leone was 32.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of lower secondary schools providing life skills-based hiv recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 52.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of lower secondary schools providing life skills-based hiv recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.4% in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for percentage of lower secondary schools providing life skills-based hiv?
- Sierra Leone ranks 43rd out of 48 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of lower secondary schools providing life skills-based hiv rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. 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 Percentage of lower secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV and sexuality education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release