Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 66,752 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Sierra Leone, 2011–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 66,752 number for enrolment in pre-primary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 39.7% on the previous year and up 249.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 66,752 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 19,104 number, in 2011.
That places Sierra Leone 101st out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 19,104 number | — |
| 2012 | 25,367 number | +32.8% |
| 2013 | 28,346 number | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 31,390 number | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 42,761 number | +36.2% |
| 2017 | 42,016 number | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 47,779 number | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 66,752 number | +39.7% |
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More education data for Sierra Leone
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 46,575 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Sierra Leone?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Sierra Leone was 66,752 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 66,752 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,104 number in 2011.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 101st out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 249.4%. 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 pre-primary 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 pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.