Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female was 87.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Sierra Leone, 2011–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Sierra Leone is 87.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 87.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.9%, in 2017.
Sierra Leone ranks 52nd of 81 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 79.1% | — |
| 2012 | 80.6% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 77.2% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 82.9% | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 65.9% | -20.5% |
| 2018 | 67.4% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 81.7% | +21.3% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 87.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.4% | 65.9% | 82.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 87.1% | 87.0% | 87.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38,043 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 73,295 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,708 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 92,723 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2393 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Sierra Leone?
- Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Sierra Leone was 87.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.9% in 2017.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for trained teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 52nd out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in lower secondary education are the percentage of lower secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.