Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 3,155 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Sierra Leone, 2001–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, female in Sierra Leone is 3,155 number, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 77.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 3,167 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,132 number, in 2001.
Sierra Leone ranks 95th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,132 number | — |
| 2011 | 1,777 number | +57.0% |
| 2012 | 1,859 number | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 2,030 number | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 2,070 number | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 2,454 number | +18.6% |
| 2017 | 2,098 number | -14.5% |
| 2018 | 3,167 number | +51.0% |
| 2019 | 3,155 number | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,132 number | 1,132 number | 1,132 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 2,326 number | 1,777 number | 3,167 number | 8 |
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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 3,155 number in 2019, 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 3,167 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,132 number in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 95th out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.5%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.