Sierra Leone - Primary completion rate

Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Sierra Leone was 88.13 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 88.13 in 2020, while its lowest value was 16.19 in 1978.

Definition: Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1978 16.19
2007 64.37
2011 65.89
2012 62.66
2013 61.58
2015 59.44
2016 67.46
2017 69.35
2018 82.85
2019 83.71
2020 88.13

Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in Sierra Leone was 86.25 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 86.25 in 2020, while its lowest value was 29.11 in 1978.

Definition: Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1978 29.11
2007 84.22
2011 69.85
2012 65.67
2013 64.38
2015 60.14
2016 69.20
2017 71.03
2018 80.72
2019 82.71
2020 86.25

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Sierra Leone was 87.19 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 87.19 in 2020, while its lowest value was 22.58 in 1978.

Definition: Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1978 22.58
1982 25.82
1983 25.77
2007 74.27
2011 67.86
2012 64.16
2013 62.98
2015 59.79
2016 68.33
2017 70.19
2018 81.79
2019 83.21
2020 87.19

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes