Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 817 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Sierra Leone, 2001–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, female in Sierra Leone is 817 number, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 34.6% on the previous year and up 122.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 905 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 367 number, in 2011.
That places Sierra Leone 105th out of 131 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 466 number | — |
| 2011 | 367 number | -21.2% |
| 2012 | 421 number | +14.7% |
| 2013 | 625 number | +48.5% |
| 2015 | 905 number | +44.8% |
| 2016 | 752 number | -16.9% |
| 2017 | 607 number | -19.3% |
| 2019 | 817 number | +34.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 466 number | 466 number | 466 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 642 number | 367 number | 905 number | 7 |
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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 817 number in 2019, 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 905 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 367 number in 2011.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 105th out of 131 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.6%. 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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Total number of female 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.