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Sierra Leone: Current education expenditure, total

75.55percent · 2022-24.5% since 2000

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
202275.545
202177.228
201499.482
201399.457
201299.063
201198.81
201097.478
200999.897
200897.696
200797.83
2000100

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Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Current education expenditure, total. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-current-education-expenditure-total (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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