Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Teachers in upper secondary education, male was 12,878 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Sierra Leone, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 12,878 for teachers in upper secondary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.5% on the previous year and up 129.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 12,878 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,642, in 2001.
Sierra Leone ranks 63rd of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,642 | — |
| 2013 | 5,616 | +242.0% |
| 2015 | 6,601 | +17.5% |
| 2016 | 6,255 | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 5,880 | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 9,223 | +56.9% |
| 2019 | 9,024 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 9,371 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 9,722 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 12,878 | +32.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,642 | 1,642 | 1,642 | 1 |
| 2010s | 7,100 | 5,616 | 9,223 | 6 |
| 2020s | 10,657 | 9,371 | 12,878 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, male in Sierra Leone?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Sierra Leone was 12,878 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 12,878 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,642 in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for teachers in upper secondary education, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 63rd out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 129.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release