Secondary education, pupils in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Secondary education, pupils was 49.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Sierra Leone, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils in Sierra Leone is 49.1%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Sierra Leone peaked at 49.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 1971.
That places Sierra Leone 92nd out of 203 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 28.2% | — |
| 1972 | 29.0% | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 29.8% | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 30.5% | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 30.9% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 31.7% | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 31.8% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 32.1% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 32.8% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 32.8% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 34.2% | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 33.9% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 34.7% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 36.8% | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 41.6% | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 42.9% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 46.3% | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 46.7% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 46.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 48.0% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 49.1% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.5% | 28.2% | 32.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 33.4% | 32.8% | 34.2% | 4 |
| 1990s | 35.7% | 34.7% | 36.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 41.6% | 41.6% | 41.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 46.6% | 42.9% | 49.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 89 Indonesia 49.2% compare
- 90 Dominica 49.2% compare
- 91 Luxembourg 49.2% compare
- 93 Burkina Faso 49.1% compare
- 94 Israel 49.1% compare
- 95 Kyrgyzstan 49.0% compare
More education data for Sierra Leone
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Sierra Leone?
- Secondary education, pupils in Sierra Leone was 49.1% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 49.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 1971.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Sierra Leone ranks 92nd out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.