Completion rate, primary education, female in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Completion rate, primary education, female was 64.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, female in Sierra Leone, 2000–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, completion rate, primary education, female in Sierra Leone stood at 64.9%.
That represents a change of up 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 68.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 33rd out of 42 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.3% | 23.6% | 46.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 63.9% | 58.4% | 68.3% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, female in Sierra Leone?
- Completion rate, primary education, female in Sierra Leone was 64.9% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 68.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for completion rate, primary education, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 33rd out of 42 countries with data for 2017.
- Is completion rate, primary education, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of persons in the relevant age group who have completed the last grade of the given level of education is expressed as a percentage of the total population (in the survey sample) of the same age group. The primary completion rate is the percentage of a cohort of children or young people aged 3-5 years above the intended age for the last grade of primary education who have completed that grade. The intended age for the last grade of primary education is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. For example, if the official age of entry into primary education is 6 years, and if primary education has 6 grades, the intended age for the last grade of primary education is 11 years. In this case, 14-16 years (11 + 3 = 14 and 11 + 5 = 16) would be the reference age group for calculation of the primary completion rate. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/