Proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic was 87.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
87.7%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
81st
of 92 countries
All-time high
89.4%
in 2020
All-time low
67.3%
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic in Sierra Leone, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic in Sierra Leone is 87.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Sierra Leone ranks 81st of 92 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 67.3% | — |
| 2018 | 72.6% | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 86.2% | +18.7% |
| 2020 | 89.4% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 84.8% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 88.5% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 87.6% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 87.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.4% | 67.3% | 86.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 87.6% | 84.8% | 89.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic in Sierra Leone?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic in Sierra Leone was 87.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 89.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.3% in 2017.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic?
- Sierra Leone ranks 81st out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. 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 single-sex basic sanitation facilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release