Secondary school enrollment — all countries

Secondary school enrollment — Sierra Leone

Secondary school enrollment in Sierra Leone in 2023 — 86.9%. Ranked 100 in the world out of 147. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 77.6 pp.

2023 86.9% +13.5 pp vs 2021
World rank 100of 147
Period maximum 86.9%2023
Period minimum 9.3%1971

Trend over time

1971–2023 · % (gross ratio)

Secondary school enrollment — Sierra Leone, 1971–2023025507510019711977198319891995200120072013201920231971: 9.3%1972: 9.8%1973: 10.6%1974: 11.2%1975: 11.5%1976: 11.8%1977: 12.3%1978: 12.6%1979: 13.1%1980: 12.7%1981: 14.1%1984: 17.9%1985: 19%1986: 17.4%1988: 19.5%1989: 16.8%1990: 16.6%1991: 15.8%2001: 25.5%2011: 40.4%2012: 44.6%2013: 39.2%2015: 39.8%2016: 42.1%2017: 41.5%2018: 43.1%2019: 61.2%2020: 62.6%2021: 73.4%2023: 86.9%
Change over the period: +77.6 pp Annual average: 1.49 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone 86.9%
World 77.2%
Secondary school enrollment — Sierra Leone, by year Sierra Leone All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 86.9
2021 73.4 +10.9 pp
2020 62.6 +1.4 pp
2019 61.2 +18.1 pp
2018 43.1 +1.6 pp
2017 41.5 −0.6 pp
2016 42.1 +2.3 pp
2015 39.8
2013 39.2 −5.3 pp
2012 44.6 +4.1 pp
2011 40.4
2001 25.5
1991 15.8 −0.8 pp
1990 16.6 −0.2 pp
1989 16.8 −2.7 pp
1988 19.5
1986 17.4 −1.6 pp
1985 19 +1.1 pp
1984 17.9
1981 14.1 +1.4 pp
1980 12.7 −0.4 pp
1979 13.1 +0.5 pp
1978 12.6 +0.3 pp
1977 12.3 +0.5 pp
1976 11.8 +0.3 pp
1975 11.5 +0.3 pp
1974 11.2 +0.6 pp
1973 10.6 +0.8 pp
1972 9.8 +0.5 pp
1971 9.3

Western Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The gross secondary enrollment ratio — the ratio of the total number of secondary school pupils, of any age, to the population of the official age for that level. It can exceed 100% when pupils older than the official age are in school — because of repetition or a late start, for example.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.