Gross school enrollment in primary education fell 2.37% to 153% in Sierra Leone in 2023, according to World Bank.
Historically, gross school enrollment in primary education in Sierra Leone reached an all time high of 157% in 2022 and an all time low of 32.6% in 1973.
Sierra Leone has been ranked 1st within the group of 85 countries we follow in terms of gross school enrollment in primary education, 17 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Gross School Enrollment (Primary Education) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Algeria | % | 110% | 109% | 108% | 110% | 107% | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | % | 89.7% | 91.7% | 90.0% | 87.8% | 87.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ghana | % | ... | 99.1% | 97.3% | 98.4% | 96.9% | 97.9% | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Guinea | % | 99.9% | 101% | 98.1% | 102% | 98.0% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | % | ... | ... | ... | 91.8% | 92.9% | 93.5% | 94.2% | 92.7% | |||||||||||||
| Liberia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 79.9% | ... | ... | 72.9% | 68.0% | ... | |||||||||
| Mali | % | 76.4% | 72.1% | ... | 74.6% | 72.6% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | % | 87.7% | 90.3% | 90.7% | 86.7% | ... | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Niger | % | 78.2% | 70.6% | 69.8% | 73.0% | 68.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Senegal | % | 84.5% | 84.3% | 83.4% | 84.6% | 82.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sierra Leone | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 122% | 110% | 140% | 138% | 152% |
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