Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male was 67.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Sierra Leone, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Sierra Leone stood at 67.9%.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 95.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 70.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.7%, in 2013.
Sierra Leone ranks 123rd of 176 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, upper secondary, male in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 34.7% | — |
| 2015 | 40.8% | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 37.8% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 39.0% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 35.0% | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 46.0% | +31.4% |
| 2020 | 49.9% | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 60.4% | +21.1% |
| 2022 | 68.5% | +13.5% |
| 2023 | 70.4% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 67.9% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.9% | 34.7% | 46.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 63.4% | 49.9% | 70.4% | 5 |
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More education data for Sierra Leone
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Sierra Leone?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Sierra Leone was 67.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 70.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7% in 2013.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 123rd out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release