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 217 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2023
All-time low
85.4%
in 2001
Years of data
16
1971–2023
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sierra Leone, 1971–2023
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 16 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, 85.4%, in 2001.
Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 96.8% | — |
| 1972 | 95.8% | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 95.4% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 95.7% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 96.5% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 97.5% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 96.1% | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 93.7% | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 93.8% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 94.7% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 94.1% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 93.8% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 92.6% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 85.4% | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +17.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 96.2% | 95.4% | 97.5% | 8 |
| 1980s | 94.1% | 93.7% | 94.7% | 4 |
| 1990s | 93.2% | 92.6% | 93.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 85.4% | 85.4% | 85.4% | 1 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
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More education data for Sierra Leone
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
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 85.4% in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Sierra Leone ranks 1st out of 217 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release