Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 87.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sierra Leone, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sierra Leone stood at 87.2%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sierra Leone peaked at 87.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.9%, in 2017.
Sierra Leone ranks 53rd of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 79.1% | — |
| 2012 | 80.6% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 77.2% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 82.9% | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 65.9% | -20.5% |
| 2018 | 67.4% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 81.7% | +21.3% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 87.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.4% | 65.9% | 82.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 87.1% | 87.0% | 87.2% | 2 |
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More education data for Sierra Leone
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sierra Leone?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sierra Leone was 87.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.9% in 2017.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Sierra Leone ranks 53rd out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. 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 teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release