Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 82.8% 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 82.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.5% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sierra Leone peaked at 82.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 50.2%, in 2018.
Sierra Leone ranks 70th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 61.2% | — |
| 2012 | 62.6% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 64.3% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 70.3% | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 50.2% | -28.6% |
| 2019 | 73.0% | +45.4% |
| 2020 | 52.1% | -28.7% |
| 2021 | 82.9% | +59.0% |
| 2023 | 65.5% | -21.0% |
| 2024 | 82.8% | +26.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 63.6% | 50.2% | 73.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 70.8% | 52.1% | 82.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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 82.8% 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 82.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.2% in 2018.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Sierra Leone ranks 70th 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 28.9%. 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 secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release