Proportion of lower secondary schools with access … adapted in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access … adapted was 20.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
20.7%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
50th
of 55 countries
All-time high
20.9%
in 2023
All-time low
4.8%
in 2018
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to adapted in Sierra Leone, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to adapted in Sierra Leone stood at 20.7%.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 214.4% over ten years.
Sierra Leone ranks 50th of 55 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access … adapted in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.6% | — |
| 2018 | 4.8% | -27.5% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | +150.4% |
| 2020 | 14.9% | +25.1% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | +20.3% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 20.9% | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 20.7% | -0.9% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 20.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.7%, 46% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.8% | 4.8% | 11.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 14.9% | 20.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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 proportion of lower secondary schools with access to adapted in Sierra Leone?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to adapted in Sierra Leone was 20.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to adapted recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to adapted recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2018.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to adapted?
- Sierra Leone ranks 50th out of 55 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to adapted rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 214.4%. 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, published as part of Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to adapted infrastructure and materials for students with disabilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release