Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary both in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary both was 69.8% 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 69.8%.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sierra Leone peaked at 73.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 2011.
That places Sierra Leone 118th out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary both in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 48.0% | — |
| 2012 | 54.6% | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 57.1% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 53.8% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 63.2% | +17.4% |
| 2018 | 60.9% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 63.6% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 63.1% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 73.1% | +16.0% |
| 2023 | 66.2% | -9.5% |
| 2024 | 69.8% | +5.5% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 69.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 89.0%, 78% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 69.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.3%, 78% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 57.3% | 48.0% | 63.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 68.1% | 63.1% | 73.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38,043 (2024)
- 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)
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 69.8% 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 73.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 2011.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Sierra Leone ranks 118th out of 139 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 22.3%. 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 primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release