Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level was 35.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
35.6%
Change on year
up 10.5%
World rank
110th
of 111 countries
All-time high
38.6%
in 2022
All-time low
15.4%
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Sierra Leone, 2017–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 35.6% for proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.5% on the previous year and up 131.4% over ten years.
Sierra Leone ranks 110th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.4% | — |
| 2018 | 17.5% | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 34.9% | +99.4% |
| 2020 | 36.1% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 32.3% | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 38.6% | +19.6% |
| 2023 | 32.2% | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 35.6% | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.6% | 15.4% | 34.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 35.0% | 32.2% | 38.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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 schools with access to electricity, by education level in Sierra Leone?
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Sierra Leone was 35.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 38.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2017.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level?
- Sierra Leone ranks 110th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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