Repeaters, primary, total in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Repeaters, primary, total was 1.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, total in Sierra Leone, 1978–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total enrollment.
Analysis
In 2018, repeaters, primary, total in Sierra Leone stood at 1.5%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 76.1% on the previous year and down 85.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in Sierra Leone peaked at 15.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2018.
That places Sierra Leone 110th out of 189 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, total in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of total enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 15.0% | — |
| 1982 | 14.6% | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 14.8% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | -32.7% |
| 2011 | 15.6% | +57.4% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | -56.2% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -76.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.0% | 15.0% | 15.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 14.7% | 14.6% | 14.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 9.9% | 9.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 1.5% | 15.6% | 7 |
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More education data for Sierra Leone
- 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 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, total in Sierra Leone?
- Repeaters, primary, total in Sierra Leone was 1.5% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2018.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for repeaters, primary, total?
- Sierra Leone ranks 110th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.