Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.0036 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Sierra Leone, 1975–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.0036 units per person for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0046 units per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 units per person, in 1975.
That places Sierra Leone 7th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0015 units per person | — |
| 1976 | 0.0016 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0016 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0017 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0023 units per person | +39.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0025 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0026 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0025 units per person | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0023 units per person | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 0.002 units per person | -14.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0045 units per person | +128.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0043 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0041 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0041 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0037 units per person | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0037 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0046 units per person | +24.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0043 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0041 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0037 units per person | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0039 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0036 units per person | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0036 units per person | -1.9% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0036 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0021 units per person, 1.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0036 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.002 units per person, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +128.9% | 0.002 units per person | 0.0045 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.002 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 4 Haiti 0.0038 units per person compare
- 5 American Samoa 0.0037 units per person compare
- 6 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0036 units per person compare
- 8 Togo 0.0034 units per person compare
- 9 Iraq 0.0032 units per person compare
- 10 Solomon Islands 0.0031 units 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, male (number), per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.0036 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0046 units per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 units per person in 1975.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 7th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. 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, male (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, male (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, male (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.