Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 13.8% in 2001. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Sierra Leone, 1971–2001
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Sierra Leone is 13.8%, measured in 2001. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 160.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Sierra Leone peaked at 13.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1986.
Sierra Leone ranks 72nd of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.8% | — |
| 1972 | 5.4% | +41.9% |
| 1973 | 6.3% | +16.6% |
| 1974 | 5.1% | -18.9% |
| 1975 | 5.4% | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 3.9% | -28.7% |
| 1977 | 4.4% | +13.1% |
| 1978 | 4.6% | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 4.6% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 3.8% | -17.0% |
| 1981 | 5.0% | +31.4% |
| 1984 | 3.9% | -22.1% |
| 1985 | 3.9% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.3% | -67.1% |
| 1988 | 3.2% | +148.1% |
| 1989 | 4.0% | +27.7% |
| 1990 | 4.9% | +22.0% |
| 1991 | 5.3% | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 13.8% | +160.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.8% | 3.8% | 6.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 1.3% | 5.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 4.9% | 5.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 13.8% | 13.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38,043 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 73,295 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,708 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Sierra Leone?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Sierra Leone was 13.8% in 2001, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1986.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Sierra Leone ranks 72nd out of 216 countries with data for 2001.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 160.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release