Sierra Leone Literacy Rate

Sierra Leone literacy rate for 2022 was 48.64%, a 5.06% increase from 2019.
  • Sierra Leone literacy rate for 2019 was 43.58%, a 1.26% decline from 2017.
  • Sierra Leone literacy rate for 2017 was 44.83%, a 12.41% increase from 2013.
  • Sierra Leone literacy rate for 2013 was 32.43%, a 2.57% decline from 2004.
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.