Primary completion rate, male in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Primary completion rate, male was 96.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, male in Sierra Leone, 1978–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 96.7% for primary completion rate, male in 2024.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 100.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 29.3%, in 1978.
That places Sierra Leone 73rd out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, male in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 29.3% | — |
| 2007 | 87.6% | +199.3% |
| 2011 | 69.3% | -20.9% |
| 2012 | 64.7% | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 65.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 61.2% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 71.6% | +17.0% |
| 2017 | 72.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 81.4% | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 83.7% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 86.9% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 100.1% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 99.1% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 96.7% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.3% | 29.3% | 29.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 87.6% | 87.6% | 87.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 71.1% | 61.2% | 83.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 95.9% | 86.9% | 100.1% | 5 |
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More education data for Sierra Leone
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 553,045 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 18.85 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 178,431 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9,041 (2002)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Sierra Leone?
- Primary completion rate, male in Sierra Leone was 96.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 100.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.3% in 1978.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 73rd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.