Progression to secondary school, male in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Progression to secondary school, male was 89.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, male in Sierra Leone, 2011–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 89.4% for progression to secondary school, male in 2017.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Sierra Leone ranks 121st of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Progression to secondary school, male in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 79.4% | — |
| 2012 | 87.6% | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 91.6% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 86.0% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 89.4% | +3.9% |
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More education data for Sierra Leone
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, male in Sierra Leone?
- Progression to secondary school, male in Sierra Leone was 89.4% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 91.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.4% in 2011.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for progression to secondary school, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 121st out of 156 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. 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, male (%). 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).