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Sierra Leone - Trained teachers in primary education

Trained teachers in primary education, female (% of female teachers)

Trained teachers in primary education, female (% of female teachers) in Sierra Leone was 72.15 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 73.46 in 2019, while its lowest value was 64.37 in 2011.

Definition: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.

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

Year	Value
2011	64.37
2012	68.94
2013	68.96
2015	65.94
2017	72.27
2018	70.91
2019	73.46
2020	72.15

Trained teachers in primary education, male (% of male teachers)

Trained teachers in primary education, male (% of male teachers) in Sierra Leone was 59.01 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 59.46 in 2019, while its lowest value was 42.55 in 2011.

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

Year	Value
2011	42.55
2012	49.67
2013	52.71
2015	49.16
2017	56.27
2018	56.71
2019	59.46
2020	59.01

Trained teachers in primary education (% of total teachers)

Trained teachers in primary education (% of total teachers) in Sierra Leone was 63.06 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 63.65 in 2019, while its lowest value was 48.02 in 2011.

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

Year	Value
2011	48.02
2012	54.60
2013	57.12
2015	53.82
2017	60.84
2018	60.92
2019	63.65
2020	63.06

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Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs