Sierra Leone: Secondary education, teachers, female

Key figures

Over five years it is up 34.44% from 3,972 in 2019 (6.1% a year on average, compounded). Since 1971 it is up 1,013% from 480 in 1971 (4.65% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 28 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2024, Sierra Leone's secondary education, teachers, female fell 2% on 2023 (from 5,451 to 5,340).

Across the 17 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2023), the average change was +7.8% and a typical year strayed about 19.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 53.5% in 1976 and the biggest yearly fall was 21.6% in 1977. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 293.73 a year. A straight line explains 88% of the movement over 9 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Sierra Leone had the 63rd highest value of the 83 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Sierra Leone in the 2024 ranking

• Namibia — 60th of 83: 6,264
• Mauritius — 61st of 83: 6,014
• Bahrain — 62nd of 83: 5,384
• Guyana — 64th of 83: 5,333
• Luxembourg — 65th of 83: 3,752
• Malta — 66th of 83: 3,078

What this measures

Secondary education, teachers, female, refers to the total number of female teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 26 values

Secondary education, teachers, female in nearby economies

• Benin — 6,971 (2022)
• Botswana — 8,532 (2021)
• Burkina Faso — 12,609 (2024)
• Burundi — 7,258 (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 1,787 (2022)
• Cameroon — 48,324 (2023)
• Central African Republic — 2,040 (2017)
• Chad — 2,404 (2024)
• Comoros — 830 (2022)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 109,250 (2023)
• Congo, Rep.

More education data for Sierra Leone

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 2.07 million (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 162.12% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 166.35% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 157.95% (2024)
• Primary education, teachers — 46,575 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

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Questions people ask

What is Sierra Leone's secondary education, teachers, female?

5,340 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 1,013% from 480 in 1971 (4.65% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 5,451 in 2023 and the lowest 480 in 1971.

How does Sierra Leone rank?

63rd highest of 83 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in secondary education, teachers, female unusual for Sierra Leone?

In 2024, Sierra Leone's secondary education, teachers, female fell 2% on 2023 (from 5,451 to 5,340). Across the 17 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2023), the average change was +7.8% and a typical year strayed about 19.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.TCHR.FE, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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