Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 100.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
100.0%
World rank
1st
of 219 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2023
All-time low
86.2%
in 2001
Years of data
20
1971–2023

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sierra Leone, 1971–2023

0204060801001971199720231971: 96.2 %1972: 94.6 %1973: 93.7 %1974: 94.9 %1975: 94.6 %1976: 96.1 %1977: 95.6 %1978: 95.4 %1979: 95.4 %1980: 96.2 %1981: 95 %1984: 96.1 %1985: 96.1 %1986: 98.7 %1988: 96.8 %1989: 96 %1990: 95.1 %1991: 94.7 %2001: 86.2 %2023: 100 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sierra Leone stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sierra Leone peaked at 100.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 86.2%, in 2001.

Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 219 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%) in Sierra Leone, 1971 to 2023.
Year % Change
1971 96.2%
1972 94.6% -1.7%
1973 93.7% -1.0%
1974 94.9% +1.3%
1975 94.6% -0.3%
1976 96.1% +1.6%
1977 95.6% -0.5%
1978 95.4% -0.2%
1979 95.4% +0.0%
1980 96.2% +0.8%
1981 95.0% -1.2%
1984 96.1% +1.2%
1985 96.1% -0.0%
1986 98.7% +2.7%
1988 96.8% -1.9%
1989 96.0% -0.9%
1990 95.1% -0.9%
1991 94.7% -0.4%
2001 86.2% -9.0%
2023 100.0% +16.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 95.2% 93.7% 96.2% 9
1980s 96.4% 95.0% 98.7% 7
1990s 94.9% 94.7% 95.1% 2
2000s 86.2% 86.2% 86.2% 1
2020s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sierra Leone?
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sierra Leone was 100.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2023.
What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 86.2% in 2001.
How does Sierra Leone rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
Sierra Leone ranks 1st out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
440 places, 19,519 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release