Teacher attrition rate from primary education, male in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Teacher attrition rate from primary education, male was 13.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.4%
Change on year
down 39.3%
World rank
6th
of 28 countries
All-time high
22.1%
in 2023
All-time low
4.0%
in 2020
Years of data
7
2017–2024
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, male in Sierra Leone, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teacher attrition rate from primary education, male in Sierra Leone is 13.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 39.3% on the previous year and up 57.3% over ten years.
Sierra Leone ranks 6th of 28 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, male in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.5% | — |
| 2019 | 17.3% | +103.3% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | -76.6% |
| 2021 | 21.8% | +439.5% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 22.1% | +102.1% |
| 2024 | 13.4% | -39.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.9% | 8.5% | 17.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 4.0% | 22.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 3 Seychelles 16.2% compare
- 4 Lebanon 15.2% compare
- 5 Benin 13.4% compare
- 7 Cote d'Ivoire 12.5% compare
- 8 Burkina Faso 12.0% compare
- 9 Ecuador 11.2% compare
More education data for Sierra Leone
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.2393 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from primary education, male in Sierra Leone?
- Teacher attrition rate from primary education, male in Sierra Leone was 13.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from primary education, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from primary education, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2020.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for teacher attrition rate from primary education, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 6th out of 28 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teacher attrition rate from primary education, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.3%. 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 Teacher attrition rate from primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release