School enrollment, primary, male in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: School enrollment, primary, male was 157.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Sierra Leone, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, male in Sierra Leone is 157.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 158.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 41.2%, in 1973.
Sierra Leone ranks 2nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, male in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 42.0% | — |
| 1972 | 43.3% | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 41.2% | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 42.9% | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 44.5% | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 46.5% | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 48.1% | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 49.0% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 62.1% | +26.7% |
| 1981 | 61.2% | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 66.8% | +9.2% |
| 1983 | 65.6% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 69.6% | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 73.9% | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 69.0% | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 61.6% | -10.6% |
| 1990 | 60.4% | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 53.3% | -11.8% |
| 2000 | 65.2% | +22.3% |
| 2001 | 88.2% | +35.4% |
| 2011 | 116.4% | +32.0% |
| 2012 | 117.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 118.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 118.9% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 121.4% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 124.7% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 111.9% | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 142.9% | +27.7% |
| 2020 | 139.7% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 154.0% | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 158.9% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 155.3% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 157.9% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.7% | 41.2% | 49.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 66.2% | 61.2% | 73.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 56.9% | 53.3% | 60.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 76.7% | 65.2% | 88.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 121.5% | 111.9% | 142.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 153.2% | 139.7% | 158.9% | 5 |
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More education data for Sierra Leone
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, male in Sierra Leone?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Sierra Leone was 157.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 158.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.2% in 1973.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 2nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, male (% 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. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.