Education Facilities in Sierra Leone from OpenStreetMap

An OpenStreetMap export of education facilities in Sierra Leone, including schools, kindergartens, colleges, and universities. The data was compiled by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being more complete than remote areas.

Use Cases

• Map school access and coverage based on facility locations.
• Plan education resource allocation based on the distribution of schools and universities.
• Analyze the spatial distribution of educational infrastructure.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats (GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON).
• Covers multiple education facility types (schools, kindergartens, colleges, universities).
• Last updated on 2026-05-14, suggesting recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incomplete.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 23:48:51.773385

Geography

Sierra Leone