Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of schools with access to computers for teaching was 1.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.5%
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
101st
of 103 countries
All-time high
2.7%
in 2017
All-time low
1.0%
in 2021
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Sierra Leone, 2017–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Sierra Leone stood at 1.5%.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 42.1% over ten years.
Sierra Leone ranks 101st of 103 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 2.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 4 |
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 schools with access to computers for teaching in Sierra Leone?
- Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Sierra Leone was 1.5% in 2023, 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 101st out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of schools with access to computers for teaching rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.1%. 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 (%)