Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (upper female) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (upper 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 (number) (upper 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% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1,302 is below the median for low income countries, which is 3,429, 38% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1,302 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,852, 46% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release