School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) was 26.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Sierra Leone, 2010–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, preprimary, female in Sierra Leone is 26.0%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 18.8% on the previous year and up 306.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 26.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2011.
Sierra Leone ranks 160th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 14.6% | — |
| 2011 | 6.4% | -56.2% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | +30.0% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | +35.1% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | +39.0% |
| 2020 | 21.9% | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 26.0% | +18.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.1% | 6.4% | 20.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 21.9% | 26.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.5 (2012)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.37 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38,043 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 73,295 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,708 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 92,723 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, female in Sierra Leone?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in Sierra Leone was 26.0% in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 26.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2011.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 160th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 306.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.