Population, age 17, male in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Population, age 17, male was 71,867 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 17, male in Sierra Leone, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 17, male in Sierra Leone stood at 71,867. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 17, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 71,867 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 39,115, in 1990.
Sierra Leone ranks 89th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40,496 | 39,115 | 42,766 | 10 |
| 2000s | 55,104 | 44,454 | 60,848 | 10 |
| 2010s | 66,440 | 61,662 | 71,867 | 6 |
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More education data for Sierra Leone
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.1% (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 population, age 17, male in Sierra Leone?
- Population, age 17, male in Sierra Leone was 71,867 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 17, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 71,867 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 17, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,115 in 1990.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for population, age 17, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 89th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 17, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. 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 17, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population, age 17, male refers to the male population at the specified age.