Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 63.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sierra Leone, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sierra Leone stood at 63.2%.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sierra Leone peaked at 72.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 44.7%, in 2011.
Sierra Leone ranks 85th of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 72.6% | — |
| 2011 | 44.7% | -38.4% |
| 2012 | 50.6% | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 46.9% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 56.3% | +20.1% |
| 2017 | 57.2% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 58.1% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 52.6% | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 52.9% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 59.8% | +13.0% |
| 2024 | 63.2% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.6% | 72.6% | 72.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 44.7% | 58.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 58.6% | 52.9% | 63.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 82 Montserrat 68.8% compare
- 83 Brunei Darussalam 67.4% compare
- 84 Antigua and Barbuda 64.7% compare
- 86 Liberia 60.4% compare
- 87 Tokelau 57.1% compare
- 88 Nicaragua 55.0% compare
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2002)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,753 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 30,822 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2,602 (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.2 % change on previous year (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6,439 (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.13 % change on previous year (2002)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (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 63.2% 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 72.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.7% in 2011.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Sierra Leone ranks 85th out of 110 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 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 pre-primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release