Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female was 89.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in Sierra Leone, 2011–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 89.9% for trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 89.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.7%, in 2013.
Sierra Leone ranks 45th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 79.3% | — |
| 2012 | 80.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 67.7% | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 68.6% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 83.8% | +22.2% |
| 2024 | 89.9% | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.9% | 67.7% | 83.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 89.9% | 89.9% | 89.9% | 1 |
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 upper secondary education, female in Sierra Leone?
- Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in Sierra Leone was 89.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.7% in 2013.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for trained teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 45th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. 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 upper secondary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Trained teachers in upper secondary education are the percentage of upper secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.