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Sierra Leone: Current education expenditure, primary

71.43percent · 2022-27.9% since 2011

Current expenditure is expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Current expenditure is consumed within the current year and would have to be renewed if needed in the following year. It includes staff compensation and current expenditure other than for staff compensation (ex. on teaching materials, ancillary services and administration). Annual figures for Sierra Leone from 2000 to 2022.

20002022

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202271.434
202173.827
202075.953
201978.181
201880.516
2017100
2016100
201499.191
201399.296
201298.819
201199.075
201098.153
2009100
2008100
200796.632
2000100

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). Current education expenditure, primary. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-current-education-expenditure-primary (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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