Proportion of primary schools with access to adapted infrastructure in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Proportion of primary schools with access to adapted infrastructure was 19.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
19.6%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
51st
of 54 countries
All-time high
19.6%
in 2024
All-time low
4.6%
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Proportion of primary schools with access to adapted infrastructure in Sierra Leone, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 19.6% for proportion of primary schools with access to adapted infrastructure in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 327.1% over ten years.
Sierra Leone ranks 51st of 54 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to adapted infrastructure in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.6% | — |
| 2018 | 4.6% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | +109.6% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | +18.4% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | +29.8% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 19.6% | +54.0% |
| 2024 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 19.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.7%, 64% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.3% | 4.6% | 9.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 11.5% | 19.6% | 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 primary schools with access to adapted infrastructure in Sierra Leone?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to adapted infrastructure in Sierra Leone was 19.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to adapted infrastructure recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to adapted infrastructure recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2017.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for proportion of primary schools with access to adapted infrastructure?
- Sierra Leone ranks 51st out of 54 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to adapted infrastructure rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 327.1%. 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 primary 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