Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 75.1% 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 75.1%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sierra Leone peaked at 75.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 64.1%, in 2013.
That places Sierra Leone 35th out of 48 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 67.5% | — |
| 2012 | 67.5% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 64.1% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 73.5% | +14.6% |
| 2019 | 75.1% | +2.2% |
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More education data for Sierra Leone
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 162.12 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 162.1% (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 75.1% 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 75.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.1% in 2013.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Sierra Leone ranks 35th out of 48 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 11.1%. 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 upper 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 upper secondary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers at the upper secondary level.