Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by was 80.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by in Sierra Leone, 2011–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by in Sierra Leone stood at 80.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by in Sierra Leone peaked at 81.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 53.3%, in 2017.
That places Sierra Leone 52nd out of 76 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 59.0% | — |
| 2012 | 60.7% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 64.3% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 68.7% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 53.3% | -22.4% |
| 2018 | 54.3% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 72.0% | +32.7% |
| 2021 | 81.4% | +13.0% |
| 2024 | 80.9% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 61.8% | 53.3% | 72.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 81.2% | 80.9% | 81.4% | 2 |
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More education data for Sierra Leone
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 46,575 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by in Sierra Leone?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by in Sierra Leone was 80.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 81.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.3% in 2017.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by?
- Sierra Leone ranks 52nd out of 76 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. 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 teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by education level and sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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