Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 71.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Sierra Leone, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 71.8% for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 126.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Sierra Leone peaked at 72.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.8%, in 2013.
That places Sierra Leone 119th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, upper secondary, both sexes in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 31.8% | — |
| 2015 | 39.6% | +24.6% |
| 2016 | 36.8% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 38.7% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 34.0% | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 45.1% | +32.6% |
| 2020 | 49.3% | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 60.5% | +22.8% |
| 2022 | 70.2% | +16.0% |
| 2023 | 72.9% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 71.8% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.7% | 31.8% | 45.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 64.9% | 49.3% | 72.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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, upper secondary, both sexes in Sierra Leone?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Sierra Leone was 71.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 72.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.8% in 2013.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Sierra Leone ranks 119th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.2%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release