Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female was 20.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
20.4%
Change on year
up 39.0%
World rank
143rd
of 164 countries
All-time high
20.4%
in 2019
All-time low
8.3%
in 2012
Years of data
7
2012–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Sierra Leone, 2012–2019

051015202012201520192012: 8.3 %2013: 9.1 %2015: 9.8 %2016: 13.2 %2017: 13 %2018: 14.6 %2019: 20.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Sierra Leone stood at 20.4%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 39.0% on the previous year and up 144.7% over ten years.

Sierra Leone ranks 143rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female (%) in Sierra Leone, 2012 to 2019.
Year % Change
2012 8.3%
2013 9.1% +9.6%
2015 9.8% +7.1%
2016 13.2% +35.1%
2017 13.0% -1.7%
2018 14.6% +13.0%
2019 20.4% +39.0%

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Sierra Leone?
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Sierra Leone was 20.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2012.
How does Sierra Leone rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female?
Sierra Leone ranks 143rd out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 144.7%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
198 places, 2,633 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in early childhood education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official early childhood education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.