Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 14.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Sierra Leone, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 14.0% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2024.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Sierra Leone peaked at 36.0% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2012.
Sierra Leone ranks 199th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 28.3% | — |
| 1972 | 26.8% | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 27.6% | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 36.0% | +30.4% |
| 1976 | 34.7% | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 26.6% | -23.3% |
| 1978 | 26.7% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 21.7% | -18.4% |
| 1985 | 21.6% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 18.2% | -16.0% |
| 1989 | 18.7% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 18.1% | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 17.6% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 27.4% | +55.7% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | -54.4% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 14.2% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 14.3% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 14.0% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.5% | 26.6% | 36.0% | 7 |
| 1980s | 20.1% | 18.2% | 21.7% | 4 |
| 1990s | 17.8% | 17.6% | 18.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.4% | 27.4% | 27.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 12.3% | 14.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 13.3% | 14.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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 secondary education who are female in Sierra Leone?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Sierra Leone was 14.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 36.0% in 1975.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2012.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 199th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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 secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release