Sierra Leone has a large & youthful workforce
๐ฅ Forecasted Labor Force
Sierra Leone is expected to have a forecasted labor force of 3 million persons by 20241
๐ Education Statistics
Sierra Leone has approximately 1.3 million students in secondary education and 660,000 students in tertiary education2
๐ฐ Minimum Monthly Wage
The minimum monthly wage rate was changed in 2014 to 500,000 Sierra Leonean Leones per month or USD $48 as of 2021
Sierra Leone is competitive in labor costs across the agricultural value chain
Annual Salaries for professions in the Agricultural value chain (in $) โ 2019
1: International Labour Organization: ILOSTAT Database, 2020 โ link
2: UNESCO, Institute for Statistics, 2021 โ link
Source: fDi Benchmark, a service from fDi Intelligence Financial Times Limited