Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are trained in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are trained was 9.3% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are trained in Sierra Leone, 2011–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are trained in Sierra Leone is 9.3%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are trained in Sierra Leone peaked at 11.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2019.
Sierra Leone ranks 67th of 68 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are trained in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 9.8% | — |
| 2012 | 9.6% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | -11.5% |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 64 Eritrea 18.9%
- 65 Burkina Faso 18.1% compare
- 66 Gambia 13.4% compare
- 68 Mauritania 7.6% 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 upper secondary education who are trained in Sierra Leone?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are trained in Sierra Leone was 9.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are trained recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are trained recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2019.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are trained?
- Sierra Leone ranks 67th out of 68 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are trained rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are trained according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release