Trained teachers in preprimary education in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Trained teachers in preprimary education was 62.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Trained teachers in preprimary education in Sierra Leone, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
In 2024, trained teachers in preprimary education in Sierra Leone stood at 62.6%.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in preprimary education in Sierra Leone peaked at 76.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 37.3%, in 2017.
That places Sierra Leone 85th out of 108 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Trained teachers in preprimary education in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 76.3% | — |
| 2011 | 42.4% | -44.5% |
| 2012 | 49.3% | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 44.6% | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 54.1% | +21.2% |
| 2017 | 37.3% | -31.1% |
| 2018 | 55.6% | +49.1% |
| 2019 | 51.6% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 51.9% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 59.4% | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 62.6% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.3% | 76.3% | 76.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 47.8% | 37.3% | 55.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 58.0% | 51.9% | 62.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 82 Brunei Darussalam 68.6% compare
- 83 Maldives 65.5% compare
- 84 Antigua and Barbuda 64.7% compare
- 86 Marshall Islands 55.5% compare
- 87 Nicaragua 54.9% compare
- 88 Dominica 54.3% compare
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 preprimary education in Sierra Leone?
- Trained teachers in preprimary education in Sierra Leone was 62.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in preprimary education recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 76.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in preprimary education recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.3% in 2017.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for trained teachers in preprimary education?
- Sierra Leone ranks 85th out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in preprimary education rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 preprimary education (% of total teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in preprimary education are the percentage of preprimary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.