Secondary school enrolment (gross) in Sierra Leone
Gross secondary school enrolment in Sierra Leone was 86.9% in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1971.
Sierra Leone, 2023
86.9%
Change from 2021
+13.5percentage points
World, 2023
77.2%
Position in 2023
100th of 147
Secondary school enrolment (gross) in Sierra Leone over time
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% of the official secondary 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 | – | 77.3% |
| 2023 | 86.9% | 77.2% |
| 2022 | – | 77.5% |
| 2021 | 73.4% | 77.3% |
| 2020 | 62.6% | 76.5% |
| 2019 | 61.2% | 76.0% |
| 2018 | 43.1% | 75.5% |
| 2017 | 41.5% | 74.9% |
| 2016 | 42.1% | 75.2% |
| 2015 | 39.8% | 75.0% |
| 2014 | – | 74.9% |
| 2013 | 39.2% | 74.0% |
| 2012 | 44.6% | 72.7% |
| 2011 | 40.4% | 71.9% |
| 2010 | – | 70.9% |
| 2009 | – | 69.4% |
| 2008 | – | 68.3% |
| 2007 | – | 66.8% |
| 2006 | – | 65.4% |
| 2005 | – | 64.4% |
| 2004 | – | 63.5% |
| 2003 | – | 62.4% |
| 2002 | – | 61.6% |
| 2001 | 25.5% | 60.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 73.4% in 2021, a change of +13.5 percentage points.
- Since 2011, when it was 40.4%, the figure has changed by +46.5 percentage points.
- Among the 147 countries with data for 2023, Sierra Leone has the 100th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 77.2%.
More for Sierra Leone
All statistics for Sierra Leone
Primary school enrolment (gross)
162.1%
2024 · World Bank
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
2.0%
2002 · 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