Trained teachers in secondary education in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Trained teachers in secondary education was 82.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in secondary education in Sierra Leone, 2011–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
In 2024, trained teachers in secondary education in Sierra Leone stood at 82.8%.
That represents a change of up 26.5% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in secondary education in Sierra Leone peaked at 82.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 50.2%, in 2018.
That places Sierra Leone 69th out of 107 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 61.2% | — |
| 2012 | 62.6% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 64.3% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 70.3% | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 50.2% | -28.6% |
| 2019 | 73.0% | +45.4% |
| 2020 | 52.1% | -28.7% |
| 2021 | 82.9% | +59.0% |
| 2023 | 65.5% | -21.0% |
| 2024 | 82.8% | +26.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 63.6% | 50.2% | 73.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 70.8% | 52.1% | 82.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in secondary education in Sierra Leone?
- Trained teachers in secondary education in Sierra Leone was 82.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in secondary education recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 82.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in secondary education recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.2% in 2018.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for trained teachers in secondary education?
- Sierra Leone ranks 69th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in secondary education rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. 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 (% of total 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.