Proportion of primary schools with access to computers for in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Proportion of primary schools with access to computers for was 1.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.6%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
118th
of 120 countries
All-time high
2.7%
in 2017
All-time low
1.0%
in 2021
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Proportion of primary schools with access to computers for in Sierra Leone, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with access to computers for in Sierra Leone stood at 1.6%.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 41.5% over ten years.
Sierra Leone ranks 118th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to computers for in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.7% | — |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -29.3% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -36.7% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +61.9% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 2.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 115 Tuvalu 10.0% compare
- 116 Madagascar 3.9% compare
- 117 Niger 2.3% compare
- 119 Burkina Faso 0.8% compare
- 120 Naoero 0.0% compare
More education data for Sierra Leone
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to computers for in Sierra Leone?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to computers for in Sierra Leone was 1.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to computers for recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to computers for recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2021.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for proportion of primary schools with access to computers for?
- Sierra Leone ranks 118th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to computers for rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 computers for pedagogical purposes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release