Sierra Leone

Literacy Rate

43.21
percent
Dec 04Dec 13Dec 180.00025.0050.0075.00100.00
  • Sierra Leone
  • Global Median
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

144
Senegal51.9
145
Ethiopia51.77
146
Gambia50.78
147
Liberia48.3
149
Sierra Leone43.21
150
Benin42.36
151
Guinea39.62
152
Burkina Faso39.35
154
Afghanistan37.27

Africa Ranking

38
Senegal51.9
39
Ethiopia51.77
40
Gambia50.78
41
Liberia48.3
44
Benin42.36
45
Guinea39.62
48
Niger35.05

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Definition of Literacy Rate

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.

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