Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male was 84.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Sierra Leone, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Sierra Leone is 84.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and up 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 90.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 51.3%, in 2018.
That places Sierra Leone 106th out of 161 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 60.5% | — |
| 2015 | 58.6% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 60.8% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 60.4% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 51.3% | -15.2% |
| 2019 | 76.7% | +49.6% |
| 2020 | 74.5% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 83.7% | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 90.3% | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 84.6% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 61.4% | 51.3% | 76.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 83.3% | 74.5% | 90.3% | 4 |
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More education data for Sierra Leone
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 553,045 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 18.85 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 178,431 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9,041 (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2002)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,753 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 30,822 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2,602 (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.2 % change on previous year (2002)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Sierra Leone?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Sierra Leone was 84.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.3% in 2018.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 106th out of 161 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release