Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 16.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Sierra Leone, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Sierra Leone stood at 16.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Sierra Leone peaked at 30.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2011.
Sierra Leone ranks 149th of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 30.3% | — |
| 2011 | 13.9% | -54.2% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 14.4% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 15.6% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 15.9% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 15.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 16.8% | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 16.9% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.3% | 30.3% | 30.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 13.9% | 16.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 15.9% | 16.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 146 Mozambique 21.0% compare
- 147 Burkina Faso 18.6% compare
- 148 Mali 17.8% compare
- 150 Comoros 13.9% compare
- 151 Benin 11.9% compare
- 152 Mauritania 11.7% 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 percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Sierra Leone?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Sierra Leone was 16.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2011.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 149th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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 teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release