Primary school enrolment (gross) in Sierra Leone
Gross primary school enrolment in Sierra Leone was 162.1% in 2024.
Sierra Leone, 2024
162.1%
Change from 2023
+2.7percentage points
World, 2024
102.2%
Primary school enrolment (gross) in Sierra Leone over time
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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sierra Leone | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 162.1% | 102.2% |
| 2023 | 159.4% | 100.7% |
| 2022 | 163.2% | 100.4% |
| 2021 | 157.7% | 99.4% |
| 2020 | 142.8% | 99.6% |
| 2019 | 145.6% | 99.1% |
| 2018 | 114.6% | 99.1% |
| 2017 | 126.9% | 101.8% |
| 2016 | 123.0% | 102.1% |
| 2015 | 120.7% | 101.0% |
| 2014 | – | 101.6% |
| 2013 | 119.8% | 103.0% |
| 2012 | 117.7% | 102.9% |
| 2011 | 114.6% | 102.4% |
| 2010 | – | 102.5% |
| 2009 | – | 102.7% |
| 2008 | – | 102.9% |
| 2007 | – | 102.7% |
| 2006 | – | 101.7% |
| 2005 | – | 101.7% |
| 2004 | – | 101.6% |
| 2003 | – | 100.9% |
| 2002 | – | 99.4% |
| 2001 | 75.6% | 99.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.7 percentage points from 159.4% in 2023.
- Since 2013, when it was 119.8%, the figure has changed by +42.3 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 102.2%.
More for Sierra Leone
All statistics for Sierra Leone
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
2.0%
2002 · World Bank
Adult literacy rate
43.6%
2019 · 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