Primary school completion rate in Sierra Leone
The primary completion rate in Sierra Leone was 99.2% in 2024.
Sierra Leone, 2024
99.2%
Change from 2023
−1.2percentage points
World, 2024
88.0%
Primary school completion rate in Sierra Leone over time
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% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sierra Leone | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 99.2% | 88.0% |
| 2023 | 100.4% | 87.3% |
| 2022 | 103.1% | 91.1% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | 88.7% |
| 2020 | 88.4% | 88.0% |
| 2019 | 84.7% | 87.9% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | 88.1% |
| 2017 | 71.7% | 88.2% |
| 2016 | 71.2% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 61.3% | 87.9% |
| 2014 | – | 88.1% |
| 2013 | 62.7% | 88.3% |
| 2012 | 63.9% | 88.1% |
| 2011 | 67.9% | 87.8% |
| 2010 | – | 88.5% |
| 2009 | – | 89.0% |
| 2008 | – | 88.2% |
| 2007 | 77.2% | 86.5% |
| 2006 | – | 85.3% |
| 2005 | – | 85.0% |
| 2004 | – | 84.2% |
| 2003 | – | 83.5% |
| 2002 | – | 83.3% |
| 2001 | – | 82.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.2 percentage points from 100.4% in 2023.
- Since 2013, when it was 62.7%, the figure has changed by +36.5 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 88.0%.
More for Sierra Leone
All statistics for Sierra Leone
Primary school enrolment (gross)
162.1%
2024 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
86.9%
2023 · 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