Education spending in Sierra Leone
Government spending on education in Sierra Leone was equal to 2.6% of GDP in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2016.
Sierra Leone, 2023
2.6%
Change from 2022
−2.3percentage points
World, 2023
3.6%
Education spending in Sierra Leone over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sierra Leone | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.6% | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | 4.2% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | 4.0% |
| 2006 | – | 4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | 3.9% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | 4.1% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | 3.9% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2.3 percentage points from 4.9% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 1.6%, the figure has changed by +1.1 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 3.6%.
More for Sierra Leone
All statistics for Sierra Leone
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
2.0%
2002 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
162.1%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
30.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
69.4%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
47.0%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
19.6%
2019 · UNESCO UIS