Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity was 49.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
49.2%
Change on year
up 11.4%
World rank
122nd
of 126 countries
All-time high
55.6%
in 2020
All-time low
25.4%
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Sierra Leone, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 49.2% for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in 2024.
The figure is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 93.3% over ten years.
That places Sierra Leone 122nd out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 25.4% | — |
| 2018 | 33.7% | +32.6% |
| 2019 | 55.2% | +63.7% |
| 2020 | 55.6% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 51.5% | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 52.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 44.1% | -15.2% |
| 2024 | 49.2% | +11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.1% | 25.4% | 55.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 50.5% | 44.1% | 55.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 119 Egypt 66.8% compare
- 120 Madagascar 65.8% compare
- 121 Côte d'Ivoire 56.2% compare
- 123 Liberia 48.2% compare
- 124 Burkina Faso 44.9% compare
- 125 Chad 30.4% compare
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 19.82 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46,575 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 609,235 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 20.8 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 553,045 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 18.85 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 178,431 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Sierra Leone?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Sierra Leone was 49.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 55.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.4% in 2017.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity?
- Sierra Leone ranks 122nd out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.3%. 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 upper secondary schools with access to electricity (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release