Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to adapted in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to 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 to 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% |
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
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
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