Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 1.46 WPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Sierra Leone, 2005–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 1.46 WPIA for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.46 WPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.12 WPIA, in 2008.
Sierra Leone ranks 25th of 30 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.21 WPIA | — |
| 2008 | 1.12 WPIA | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 1.12 WPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.26 WPIA | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 1.45 WPIA | +14.4% |
| 2019 | 1.46 WPIA | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.16 WPIA | 1.12 WPIA | 1.21 WPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.32 WPIA | 1.12 WPIA | 1.46 WPIA | 4 |
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 pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Sierra Leone?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Sierra Leone was 1.46 WPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.46 WPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 WPIA in 2008.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Sierra Leone ranks 25th out of 30 countries with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. 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 pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted wealth parity index (household survey data) (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release