Primary education, teachers in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Primary education, teachers was 33.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Sierra Leone, 1975–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 33.8% for primary education, teachers in 2024.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Sierra Leone peaked at 38.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 21.9%, in 1983.
Sierra Leone ranks 190th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 24.3% | — |
| 1976 | 24.0% | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 25.3% | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 25.3% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 21.9% | -13.4% |
| 1984 | 22.0% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 28.2% | +28.2% |
| 1989 | 29.4% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 38.4% | +30.4% |
| 2011 | 25.1% | -34.7% |
| 2012 | 25.6% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 27.1% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 27.8% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 29.0% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 26.9% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 29.6% | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 29.9% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 30.8% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 31.3% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 32.7% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 33.1% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 33.8% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.7% | 24.0% | 25.3% | 4 |
| 1980s | 24.7% | 21.9% | 29.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 38.4% | 38.4% | 38.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 25.1% | 29.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 32.4% | 30.8% | 33.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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, teachers in Sierra Leone?
- Primary education, teachers in Sierra Leone was 33.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 38.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9% in 1983.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for primary education, teachers?
- Sierra Leone ranks 190th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. 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 education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.