Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes was 97.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Sierra Leone, 1983–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Sierra Leone is 97.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Sierra Leone peaked at 98.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 46.9%, in 1983.
Sierra Leone ranks 84th of 200 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.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 46.9% | — |
| 2011 | 94.1% | +100.8% |
| 2012 | 96.9% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 98.8% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 97.7% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 97.9% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 97.6% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 97.4% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.9% | 46.9% | 46.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 94.1% | 98.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 97.4% | 97.9% | 3 |
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More education data for Sierra Leone
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 609,235 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 20.8 % change on previous year (2021)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Sierra Leone?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Sierra Leone was 97.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.9% in 1983.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Sierra Leone ranks 84th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release