Primary education, pupils in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Primary education, pupils was 50.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Sierra Leone, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2018, primary education, pupils in Sierra Leone stood at 50.9%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Sierra Leone peaked at 50.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 39.3%, in 1975.
Sierra Leone ranks 5th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.8% | 39.3% | 40.4% | 8 |
| 1980s | 41.1% | 40.4% | 42.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 41.1% | 40.9% | 41.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 45.0% | 41.6% | 48.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 50.1% | 48.8% | 50.9% | 7 |
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More education data for Sierra Leone
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 46,575 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 162.12 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 162.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Sierra Leone?
- Primary education, pupils in Sierra Leone was 50.9% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 50.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3% in 1975.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for primary education, pupils?
- Sierra Leone ranks 5th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.