Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 96.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Sierra Leone, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 96.2% for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 62.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Sierra Leone peaked at 96.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.4%, in 2018.
Sierra Leone ranks 75th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 59.3% | — |
| 2015 | 58.9% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 61.3% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 61.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 51.4% | -16.3% |
| 2019 | 77.2% | +50.2% |
| 2020 | 76.0% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 85.5% | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 93.2% | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 91.5% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 96.2% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 61.6% | 51.4% | 77.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 76.0% | 96.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 72 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 96.4% compare
- 73 Brazil 96.4% compare
- 74 Kazakhstan 96.3% compare
- 76 Seychelles 96.1% compare
- 77 Kenya 95.6%
- 78 Belarus 95.6% compare
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.122 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.1173 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 19.82 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46,575 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Sierra Leone?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Sierra Leone was 96.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.4% in 2018.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Sierra Leone ranks 75th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.1%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release