Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic was 79.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
79.7%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
83rd
of 89 countries
All-time high
82.4%
in 2022
All-time low
58.2%
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in Sierra Leone, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 79.7% for proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
That places Sierra Leone 83rd out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 58.2% | — |
| 2018 | 65.4% | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 81.3% | +24.2% |
| 2020 | 80.2% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 81.5% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 82.4% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 80.0% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 79.7% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 68.3% | 58.2% | 81.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 80.8% | 79.7% | 82.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 553,045 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 18.85 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 178,431 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9,041 (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2002)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,753 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 30,822 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2,602 (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.2 % change on previous year (2002)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in Sierra Leone?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in Sierra Leone was 79.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 82.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.2% in 2017.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic?
- Sierra Leone ranks 83rd out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. 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, published as part of Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic sanitation facilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release