Population, age 16, total in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Population, age 16, total was 148,719 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 16, total in Sierra Leone, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 148,719 for population, age 16, total in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 16, total in Sierra Leone peaked at 148,719 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 80,767, in 1990.
Sierra Leone ranks 87th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83,893 | 80,767 | 89,364 | 10 |
| 2000s | 113,664 | 92,829 | 125,969 | 10 |
| 2010s | 136,452 | 127,936 | 148,719 | 5 |
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More education data for Sierra Leone
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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. average years of schooling 3.7 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 166.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 16, total in Sierra Leone?
- Population, age 16, total in Sierra Leone was 148,719 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 16, total recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 148,719 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 16, total recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 80,767 in 1990.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for population, age 16, total?
- Sierra Leone ranks 87th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 16, total rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. 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 Population, age 16, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.