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 (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 13.8% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2001. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 65th of 202 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
- 62 Ecuador 14.3% compare
- 63 New Zealand 14.2% compare
- 64 Angola 14.1% compare
- 66 Iran, Islamic Republic of 13.4% compare
- 67 Republic of Moldova 13.2% compare
- 68 Aruba 13.0%
More education data for Sierra Leone
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.
- 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 65th out of 202 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 (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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