Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching was 1.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.5%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
105th
of 107 countries
All-time high
1.5%
in 2024
All-time low
0.3%
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching in Sierra Leone, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in Sierra Leone is 1.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 425.0% over ten years.
That places Sierra Leone 105th out of 107 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.3% | — |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +32.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +105.6% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | +0.7% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.5%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.2%, 4% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 102 Syria 8.2% compare
- 103 Micronesia (country) 7.6% compare
- 104 Togo 1.7% compare
- 106 Niger 0.4% compare
- 107 Burkina Faso 0.4% 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 share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in Sierra Leone?
- Share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in Sierra Leone was 1.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2017.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching?
- Sierra Leone ranks 105th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 425.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical purposes, by education level (%).