Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 1,302 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Sierra Leone, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 1,302 for teachers in upper secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.9% on the previous year and up 108.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 1,302 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 367, in 2011.
Sierra Leone ranks 112th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 466 | — |
| 2011 | 367 | -21.2% |
| 2012 | 421 | +14.7% |
| 2013 | 625 | +48.5% |
| 2015 | 905 | +44.8% |
| 2016 | 752 | -16.9% |
| 2017 | 607 | -19.3% |
| 2018 | 882 | +45.3% |
| 2019 | 817 | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 835 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 1,002 | +20.0% |
| 2024 | 1,302 | +29.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 466 | 466 | 466 | 1 |
| 2010s | 672 | 367 | 905 | 8 |
| 2020s | 1,046 | 835 | 1,302 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in Sierra Leone?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Sierra Leone was 1,302 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1,302 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 367 in 2011.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 112th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.3%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release