Over-age students, primary in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Over-age students, primary was 0.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Sierra Leone, 1983–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary in Sierra Leone is 0.2%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 97.8% on the previous year and down 98.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Sierra Leone peaked at 15.4% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2018.
Sierra Leone ranks 185th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Over-age students, primary in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 15.4% | — |
| 2012 | 13.1% | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | -33.4% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | +42.1% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | -21.3% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -97.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.4% | 15.4% | 15.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 0.2% | 13.1% | 6 |
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More education data for Sierra Leone
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Sierra Leone?
- Over-age students, primary in Sierra Leone was 0.2% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 1983.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2018.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for over-age students, primary?
- Sierra Leone ranks 185th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.