Trained teachers in secondary education, male in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Trained teachers in secondary education, male was 82.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in secondary education, male in Sierra Leone, 2011–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male teachers.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 82.0% for trained teachers in secondary education, male in 2024.
The figure is up 29.5% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in secondary education, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 82.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 2018.
Sierra Leone ranks 67th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Trained teachers in secondary education, male in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of male teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 58.7% | — |
| 2012 | 60.1% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 62.6% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 69.0% | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 48.1% | -30.3% |
| 2019 | 71.6% | +48.8% |
| 2020 | 49.9% | -30.4% |
| 2021 | 82.1% | +64.6% |
| 2023 | 63.3% | -22.8% |
| 2024 | 82.0% | +29.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 61.7% | 48.1% | 71.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 69.3% | 49.9% | 82.1% | 4 |
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 secondary education, male in Sierra Leone?
- Trained teachers in secondary education, male in Sierra Leone was 82.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 82.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 2018.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for trained teachers in secondary education, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 67th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. 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 secondary education, male (% of male teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in secondary education are the percentage of secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.