Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 25.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Sierra Leone, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Sierra Leone stood at 25.0%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 307.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Sierra Leone peaked at 25.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2001.
Sierra Leone ranks 154th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 6.1% | 12.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 21.3% | 25.0% | 5 |
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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 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 children enrolled in pre-primary school in Sierra Leone?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Sierra Leone was 25.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Sierra Leone ranks 154th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 307.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.