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Sierra Leone - Primary Completion Rate 2024

Primary completion rate (% of relevant age group) · World Bank
99.20% −1.18pp from 2023 Global rank: 18th

Sierra Leone's primary completion rate was 99.20% in 2024, decreased +1.18pp from 100.38% in 2023. This was the 18th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2024▾
Primary Completion Rate by Country - 2024
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Monaco 135.00% -11.7%
2nd Turks and Caicos Islands 132.42% 18.9%
3rd Fiji 116.31% -0.4%
4th Vanuatu 113.38% -2.4%
5th Nepal 112.23% -4.1%
6th Tonga 108.08% 5.4%
7th Moldova 108.06% -1.0%
8th Albania 107.35% 12.8%
9th Cayman Islands 106.46% 3.8%
10th Morocco 106.37% 1.5%
11th Georgia 103.76% -2.3%
12th Thailand 102.55% 0.4%
13th Algeria 102.42% 5.0%
14th Nauru 101.59% -14.1%
15th Viet Nam 100.59% -0.2%
16th Samoa 99.96% 1.1%
17th Saudi Arabia 99.36% -17.1%
18th Sierra Leone 99.20% -1.2%
19th Turkmenistan 98.59% 0.9%
20th Marshall Islands 98.48% -2.6%
21st Kyrgyz Republic 98.28% 2.2%
22nd Armenia 98.21% 4.1%
23rd Egypt, Arab Republic of 98.21% 4.7%
24th Uzbekistan 97.69% 1.7%
25th Grenada 97.47% 1.8%
26th St. Lucia 97.38% 6.9%
27th European Union 97.31% -0.1%
28th Azerbaijan 97.20% 1.0%
29th Jordan 97.05% -0.1%
30th Belarus 95.77% 1.4%
31st Gibraltar 95.41% -11.4%
32nd Tuvalu 95.15% -11.0%
33rd India 94.49% 0.7%
34th Kazakhstan 94.40% -8.4%
35th Bangladesh 94.30% -3.8%
36th Seychelles 94.22% 0.2%
37th Belize 94.22% -2.4%
38th Macao SAR, China 94.13% 5.1%
39th Bahrain 94.11% 6.3%
40th Dominica 93.93% -7.0%
41st Maldives 93.76% -0.9%
42nd Mongolia 93.48% -0.7%
43rd San Marino 93.41% -2.8%
44th Kiribati 92.81% -12.3%
45th Hong Kong SAR, China 91.68% -13.4%
46th Philippines 91.45% 18.4%
47th Togo 91.22% 4.5%
48th Cuba 91.15% -2.6%
49th Cambodia 90.99% 3.8%
50th Dominican Republic 89.98% -1.9%
51st Paraguay 88.71% -1.7%
52nd Namibia 88.56% -9.1%
53rd Malaysia 87.74% -4.4%
54th Lao PDR 87.25% -1.8%
55th Bhutan 86.54% -4.8%
56th Guatemala 86.51% 0.8%
57th Zimbabwe 85.96% 0.9%
58th Barbados 85.28% -7.5%
59th Mauritius 83.25% -7.7%
60th Puerto Rico (US) 83.09% 18.4%
61st El Salvador 82.63% 2.2%
62nd Gambia, The 81.98% 2.2%
63rd Côte d'Ivoire 80.24% 5.8%
64th Micronesia, Federated States of 78.85% -9.8%
65th Tanzania 77.33% -13.4%
66th Cameroon 75.29% 4.3%
67th Pakistan 74.14% 8.0%
68th Comoros 72.72% -1.7%
69th Honduras 71.99% -2.0%
70th Solomon Islands 70.45% 6.0%
71st Malawi 70.14% 2.6%
72nd Andorra 67.35% -3.0%
73rd Rwanda 66.82% 12.7%
74th Senegal 62.86% 2.2%
75th Madagascar 60.71% 4.1%
76th Syrian Arab Republic 60.13% 0.0%
77th Burkina Faso 51.99% 0.6%
78th British Virgin Islands 46.42% -42.6%
79th Niger 40.76% -11.0%
Source: World Bank (SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS)

FAQ

What was Sierra Leone's primary completion rate in 2024?▾

Sierra Leone's primary completion rate in 2024 was 99.20%. This ranked 18th globally.

How did Sierra Leone's primary completion rate change in 2024?▾

Sierra Leone's primary completion rate decreased by 1.2% in 2024 compared to 2023.

Which country had the highest primary completion rate in 2024?▾

Monaco had the highest primary completion rate in 2024 at 135.00%.

What is the primary completion rate of Sierra Leone in 2024?▾

The primary completion rate of Sierra Leone in 2024 was 99.20%. This ranked 18th globally.

How does 2024 compare to 2023 for Sierra Leone's primary completion rate?▾

Sierra Leone's primary completion rate went from 100.38% in 2023 to 99.20% in 2024, a 1.2% decrease.

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