Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female was 226,159 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Sierra Leone, 2001–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 226,159 number for enrolment in lower secondary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 44.2% on the previous year and up 104.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 226,159 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33,337 number, in 2001.
That places Sierra Leone 81st out of 194 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 33,337 number | — |
| 2011 | 110,393 number | +231.1% |
| 2012 | 131,741 number | +19.3% |
| 2013 | 133,564 number | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 139,943 number | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 154,438 number | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 156,525 number | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 156,849 number | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 226,159 number | +44.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33,337 number | 33,337 number | 33,337 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 151,202 number | 110,393 number | 226,159 number | 8 |
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More education data for Sierra Leone
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2002)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,753 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 30,822 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2,602 (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.2 % change on previous year (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6,439 (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.13 % change on previous year (2002)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Sierra Leone?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Sierra Leone was 226,159 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 226,159 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,337 number in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 81st out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.