School enrollment, secondary, private in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: School enrollment, secondary, private was 8.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, private in Sierra Leone, 2001–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total secondary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary, private in Sierra Leone is 8.0%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, private in Sierra Leone peaked at 10.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2001.
Sierra Leone ranks 121st of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, private in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of total secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.9% | — |
| 2011 | 10.8% | +480.6% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | -21.3% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | -17.9% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | +21.1% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 8.2% | -15.1% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 7.0% | 10.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 7.5% | 8.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 19.82 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46,575 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 609,235 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 20.8 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 553,045 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 18.85 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 178,431 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, private in Sierra Leone?
- School enrollment, secondary, private in Sierra Leone was 8.0% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for school enrollment, secondary, private?
- Sierra Leone ranks 121st out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, private rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. 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, secondary, private (% of total secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.