Share of schools with access to single sex basic sanitation in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of schools with access to single sex basic sanitation was 72.82 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
72.82
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
69th
of 73 countries
All-time high
73.51
in 2022
All-time low
47.17
in 2018
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Share of schools with access to single sex basic sanitation in Sierra Leone, 2017–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 72.82 for share of schools with access to single sex basic sanitation in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 54.2% over ten years.
Sierra Leone ranks 69th of 73 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of schools with access to single sex basic sanitation in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 47.23 | — |
| 2018 | 47.17 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 63.8 | +35.3% |
| 2020 | 65.48 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 69.63 | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 73.51 | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 72.82 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 52.73 | 47.17 | 63.8 | 3 |
| 2020s | 70.36 | 65.48 | 73.51 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 66 Gambia 82.91 compare
- 67 Micronesia, Federated States of 81.94
- 68 Syrian Arab Republic 80.97
- 70 Cambodia 72.5 compare
- 71 Philippines 60.09 compare
- 72 Indonesia 42.91 compare
More education data for Sierra Leone
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 162.12 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 162.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to single sex basic sanitation in Sierra Leone?
- Share of schools with access to single sex basic sanitation in Sierra Leone was 72.82 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to single sex basic sanitation recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 73.51 in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to single sex basic sanitation recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.17 in 2018.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of schools with access to single sex basic sanitation?
- Sierra Leone ranks 69th out of 73 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of schools with access to single sex basic sanitation rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to single sex basic sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).