Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 4,038 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Sierra Leone, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 4,038 for teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.6% on the previous year and up 98.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 4,038 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,132, in 2001.
That places Sierra Leone 100th out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,132 | — |
| 2011 | 1,777 | +57.0% |
| 2012 | 1,859 | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 2,030 | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 2,070 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 2,454 | +18.6% |
| 2017 | 2,098 | -14.5% |
| 2018 | 3,167 | +51.0% |
| 2019 | 3,155 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 3,133 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 3,349 | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 4,038 | +20.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,132 | 1,132 | 1,132 | 1 |
| 2010s | 2,326 | 1,777 | 3,167 | 8 |
| 2020s | 3,507 | 3,133 | 4,038 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Sierra Leone?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Sierra Leone was 4,038 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 4,038 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,132 in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 100th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.9%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release