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Universities in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone has 4 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1827. Most were founded in the modern era. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.

UNIVERSITIES4

OLDEST1827

FOUNDED 1900+3

By founding era

Before 12000 · 0%

1200–15990 · 0%

1600–18991 · 25%

1900 or later3 · 75%

Date unknown0 · 0%

Oldest universities in Sierra Leone

The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.

1827Fourah Bay College

1972University of Sierra Leone

2001Eastern Polytechnic

2005University of Makeni

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