Share of primary schools with toilets in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of primary schools with toilets was 72.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
72.8%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
87th
of 96 countries
All-time high
73.5%
in 2022
All-time low
47.2%
in 2018
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Share of primary schools with toilets in Sierra Leone, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of primary schools with toilets in Sierra Leone stood at 72.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 54.1% over ten years.
That places Sierra Leone 87th out of 96 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of primary schools with toilets in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 47.2% | — |
| 2018 | 47.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 63.8% | +35.2% |
| 2020 | 65.5% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 69.6% | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 73.5% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 72.8% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 72.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 52.7% | 47.2% | 63.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 70.8% | 65.5% | 73.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 84 Micronesia (country) 81.9% compare
- 85 Syria 81.0% compare
- 86 Bangladesh 75.4% compare
- 88 Kiribati 72.2% compare
- 89 Marshall Islands 71.7% compare
- 90 Philippines 70.5% compare
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2002)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,753 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 30,822 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2,602 (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.2 % change on previous year (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6,439 (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.13 % change on previous year (2002)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary schools with toilets in Sierra Leone?
- Share of primary schools with toilets in Sierra Leone was 72.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary schools with toilets recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 73.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of primary schools with toilets recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.2% in 2018.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of primary schools with toilets?
- Sierra Leone ranks 87th out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary schools with toilets rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.1%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary schools with toilets. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of primary schools that have access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities, as defined by international standards.