Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total was 3,493 in 2010. β² Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Sierra Leone, 1960β2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Sierra Leone stood at 3,493. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Sierra Leone peaked at 3,493 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,369, in 1960.
That places Sierra Leone 104th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,424 | 1,369 | 1,479 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1,678 | 1,606 | 1,750 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2,028 | 1,924 | 2,131 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2,390 | 2,387 | 2,393 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2,872 | 2,584 | 3,159 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3,493 | 3,493 | 3,493 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 162.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 46,575 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.7 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 166.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Sierra Leone?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Sierra Leone was 3,493 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 3,493 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,369 in 1960.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?
- Sierra Leone ranks 104th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15+, total is the total population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.