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Sierra Leone is a country in West Africa with a population of more than 8.6 million people (World Bank, 2022).
COL’s work in Sierra Leone is in the areas of higher education, teacher education, lifelong learning for farmers and technology-enabled learning and benefits from programmes offered by the Regional Training and Research Institute for Distance and Open Learning (RETRIDOL), COL’s regional centre. Learners from Sierra Leone are also participating in COL’s free, open online courses and have access to other available resources.
| Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, 15-64 years old1 | ||
| 15.1% | 18.6% | |
| Female (2018) | Male (2018) | |
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| Completion rate, lower secondary education for the school year ending in 20201 | ||
| 43.4% | 44.4% | |
| Female | Male | |
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| Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education1 | ||
| n/a | n/a | |
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| Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in secondary education1 | ||
| 78.6% | 69% | |
| Female (2015) | Male (2015) | |
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| 1. UNESCO Institute for Statistics Data Centre, retrieved in May 2023 | ||
