Gross school enrollment of females in primary education fell 1.32% to 144% in Sierra Leone in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, gross school enrollment of females in primary education in Sierra Leone reached an all time high of 146% in 2019 and an all time low of 26.0% in 1973. When compared to Sierra Leone's main peers, gross school enrollment of females in primary education in Burkina Faso amounted to 93.1%, 92.4% in Guinea, 77.3% in Liberia and 74.8% in Mali in 2020.
Sierra Leone has been ranked 1st within the group of 127 countries we follow in terms of gross school enrollment of females in primary education, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Gross School Enrollment, Female (Primary Education) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Algeria | % | 105% | 104% | 107% | 103% | 104% | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | % | 90.5% | 89.3% | 87.9% | 87.6% | 83.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ghana | % | ... | 98.3% | 99.6% | 98.3% | 99.3% | 96.8% | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Guinea | % | 93.1% | 90.3% | 92.8% | 91.5% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | % | ... | ... | ... | 86.8% | 87.7% | 87.9% | 85.1% | 85.6% | |||||||||||||
| Liberia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 71.7% | 67.2% | 67.4% | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| Mali | % | 66.4% | ... | 70.6% | 69.2% | ... | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | % | 92.3% | 92.8% | 93.1% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | % | 65.4% | 62.4% | 69.1% | 62.9% | 63.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Senegal | % | 89.7% | 90.3% | 92.8% | 92.7% | 93.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sierra Leone | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 117% | 148% | 146% | 161% | 167% |
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