Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 9,841 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Sierra Leone, 2001–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Sierra Leone stood at 9,841 number. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 51.7% on the previous year and up 123.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Sierra Leone peaked at 9,841 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,108 number, in 2001.
Sierra Leone ranks 80th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,108 number | — |
| 2011 | 4,400 number | +108.7% |
| 2012 | 5,176 number | +17.6% |
| 2013 | 6,241 number | +20.6% |
| 2015 | 7,506 number | +20.3% |
| 2016 | 7,007 number | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 6,487 number | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 9,841 number | +51.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,108 number | 2,108 number | 2,108 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 6,665 number | 4,400 number | 9,841 number | 7 |
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More education data for Sierra Leone
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2002)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,753 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 30,822 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2,602 (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.2 % change on previous year (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6,439 (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.13 % change on previous year (2002)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Sierra Leone?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Sierra Leone was 9,841 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 9,841 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,108 number in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Sierra Leone ranks 80th out of 134 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.7%. 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.