Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education was 66.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Sierra Leone, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 66.1% for share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 72.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Sierra Leone peaked at 66.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.8%, in 2017.
Sierra Leone ranks 68th of 87 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 39.1% | 20.8% | 51.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 66.0% | 65.9% | 66.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 162.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 46,575 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.7 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 166.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Sierra Leone?
- Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Sierra Leone was 66.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 66.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.8% in 2017.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education?
- Sierra Leone ranks 68th out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.7%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education who meet the minimum academic qualifications required in the subject they teach at that level in a given country.