Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0018 number per person in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Sierra Leone, 1975–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.0018 number per person for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in 2019.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.002 number per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 number per person, in 1975.
Sierra Leone ranks 167th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | number per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0005 number per person | — |
| 1976 | 0.0005 number per person | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0006 number per person | +10.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0006 number per person | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0007 number per person | +15.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0007 number per person | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0007 number per person | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 0.001 number per person | +32.4% |
| 1989 | 0.001 number per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 number per person | +27.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 number per person | +23.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 number per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 number per person | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 number per person | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0015 number per person | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 number per person | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 0.002 number per person | +41.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0018 number per person | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0005 number per person | 0.0005 number per person | 0.0006 number per person | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.0008 number per person | 0.0007 number per person | 0.001 number per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0012 number per person | 0.0012 number per person | 0.0012 number per person | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0016 number per person | 0.0014 number per person | 0.002 number per person | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 164 Burkina Faso 0.0019 number per person compare
- 165 Mozambique 0.0019 number per person compare
- 166 Congo 0.0019 number per person compare
- 168 Cambodia 0.0018 number per person compare
- 169 Haiti 0.0018 number per person compare
- 170 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0017 number per person compare
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38,043 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.0018 number per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.002 number per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 number per person in 1975.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 167th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.