Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 72.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sierra Leone, 2011–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sierra Leone stood at 72.0%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sierra Leone peaked at 72.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 2011.
Sierra Leone ranks 45th of 59 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 59.0% | — |
| 2012 | 60.7% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 64.3% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 68.7% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 72.0% | +4.9% |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 42 Kuwait 79.1%
- 43 Saint Lucia 73.3% compare
- 44 Ghana 73.1% compare
- 46 Ecuador 70.6%
- 47 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 64.3%
- 48 Liberia 62.5% compare
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 in in Sierra Leone?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sierra Leone was 72.0% in 2019, 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 72.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 2011.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Sierra Leone ranks 45th out of 59 countries with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the lower secondary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers at the lower secondary level.