Progression to secondary school, female in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Progression to secondary school, female was 91.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, female in Sierra Leone, 2011–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, progression to secondary school, female in Sierra Leone stood at 91.6%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
That places Sierra Leone 111th out of 156 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Progression to secondary school, female in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 79.2% | — |
| 2012 | 88.4% | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 91.4% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 89.1% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 91.6% | +2.8% |
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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 progression to secondary school, female in Sierra Leone?
- Progression to secondary school, female in Sierra Leone was 91.6% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 91.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.2% in 2011.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for progression to secondary school, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 111th out of 156 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. 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 Progression to secondary school, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).