Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 16.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.8%
Change on year
up 11.0%
World rank
129th
of 133 countries
All-time high
16.8%
in 2024
All-time low
4.2%
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Sierra Leone, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Sierra Leone stood at 16.8%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 300.3% over ten years.
Sierra Leone ranks 129th of 133 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.2% | — |
| 2018 | 5.6% | +33.5% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | +132.4% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 15.3% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 15.2% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 16.8% | +11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.6% | 4.2% | 13.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 14.0% | 16.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 19.82 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46,575 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 609,235 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 20.8 % change on previous year (2021)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Sierra Leone?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Sierra Leone was 16.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2017.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- Sierra Leone ranks 129th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 300.3%. 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 electricity (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release