Literacy rate in Sierra Leone in 2019 — 43.58%. Ranked 53 in the world out of 56. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 8.75 pp.
2004–2019 · % of population aged 15+
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sierra Leone
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 43.58 | −5.23 pp |
| 2018 | 48.81 | +3.98 pp |
| 2017 | 44.83 | — |
| 2015 | 49.4 | +5.03 pp |
| 2014 | 44.37 | — |
| 2004 | 34.83 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Togo
66.54
Côte d'Ivoire
56.96
Guinea-Bissau
54.88
Benin
49
Senegal
46.83
Sierra Leone
43.58
Burkina Faso
29.66
The share of the population aged 15 and older able to read and write a short simple statement about their everyday life. The UNESCO definition is deliberately minimal — it is the threshold of functional literacy, not an assessment of the quality of education. In most countries the data come from censuses and surveys, so they are updated irregularly.
Important: The series is incomplete: values are published only for the years in which a census or a literacy survey was conducted.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
What share of their potential a child born today will manage to realize.
Education Population with tertiary educationWhat share of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Education Primary completion rateWhat share of children reach the last grade of primary school.
Education Primary school enrollmentThe net enrollment rate: the share of children of school age attending primary school.