Secondary education, teachers in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Secondary education, teachers was 14.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, teachers in Sierra Leone, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers in Sierra Leone is 14.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Sierra Leone peaked at 36.0% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2012.
That places Sierra Leone 187th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 28.3% | — |
| 1972 | 26.8% | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 27.6% | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 36.0% | +30.4% |
| 1976 | 34.7% | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 26.6% | -23.3% |
| 1978 | 26.7% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 21.7% | -18.4% |
| 1985 | 21.6% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 18.2% | -16.0% |
| 1989 | 18.7% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 18.1% | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 17.6% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 27.4% | +55.7% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | -54.4% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 14.2% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 14.3% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 14.0% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.5% | 26.6% | 36.0% | 7 |
| 1980s | 20.1% | 18.2% | 21.7% | 4 |
| 1990s | 17.8% | 17.6% | 18.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.4% | 27.4% | 27.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 12.3% | 14.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 13.3% | 14.3% | 4 |
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More education data for Sierra Leone
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Sierra Leone?
- Secondary education, teachers in Sierra Leone was 14.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 36.0% in 1975.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2012.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Sierra Leone ranks 187th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.