Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of schools with access to computers for teaching was 1.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.6%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
119th
of 121 countries
All-time high
2.7%
in 2017
All-time low
1.0%
in 2021
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Sierra Leone, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Sierra Leone stood at 1.6%.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 41.4% over ten years.
Sierra Leone ranks 119th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.7% | — |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -29.2% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -12.1% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -36.9% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +61.4% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +1.3% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.9%, 40% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.0%, 13% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 2.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 116 Madagascar 3.9% compare
- 117 Guinea 2.3% compare
- 118 Niger 2.3% compare
- 120 Burkina Faso 0.8% compare
- 121 Nauru 0.0% compare
More education data for Sierra Leone
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2393 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Sierra Leone?
- Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Sierra Leone was 1.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2021.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of schools with access to computers for teaching?
- Sierra Leone ranks 119th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to computers for teaching rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to computers for teaching. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical purposes, by education level (%).