Sierra Leone Literacy Rate 2004-2024

Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
  • Sierra Leone literacy rate for 2022 was 48.64%, a 16.21% increase from 2013.
  • Sierra Leone literacy rate for 2013 was 32.43%, a 2.4% decline from 2004.
  • Sierra Leone literacy rate for 2004 was 34.83%, a 34.83% increase from .
  • Sierra Leone literacy rate for was 0.00%, a 0% increase from .
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Literacy Rate
Zimbabwe 89.85%
Tanzania 82.02%
Uganda 80.59%
Democratic Republic of Congo 80.54%
Rwanda 78.76%
Madagascar 77.48%
Burundi 75.54%
Malawi 68.08%
Comoros 61.71%
Gambia 58.67%
Senegal 57.67%
Guinea-Bissau 53.90%
Sierra Leone 48.64%
Benin 47.10%
Somalia 41.03%
Niger 38.10%
Burkina Faso 34.49%
Chad 27.28%
Sierra Leone Literacy Rate - Historical Data
Year Literacy Rate Annual Change
2022 48.64% 16.21%
2013 32.43% -2.40%
2004 34.83% -2.40%