๐ Labor Force Forecast
Sierra Leone is expected to have a forecasted labor force of 3 million persons by 2024.
Source: International Labour Organization: ILOSTAT Database, 2020
๐ Education Pipeline
Approximately 1.3 million students are enrolled in secondary education and 660,000 in tertiary education.
๐ฐ Competitive Wages
The national minimum wage was updated in 2014 to SLL 500,000 per month (~USD $48 as of 2021).
๐ฐ Sierra Leone is highly competitive in salaries among its African peers
Sierra Leone is between 50โ70% more cost effective than its peers in professions such as unskilled and skilled production operatives.
Source: fDi Benchmark, a service from fDi Intelligence Financial Times Limited.