Population, age 20, female in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Population, age 20, female was 64,724 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 20, female in Sierra Leone, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 20, female in Sierra Leone stood at 64,724. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 20, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 64,724 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 36,959, in 1995.
That places Sierra Leone 92nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it 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 | 37,698 | 36,959 | 39,344 | 10 |
| 2000s | 50,041 | 40,810 | 57,313 | 10 |
| 2010s | 61,028 | 58,399 | 64,724 | 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)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 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 20, female in Sierra Leone?
- Population, age 20, female in Sierra Leone was 64,724 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 20, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 64,724 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 20, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,959 in 1995.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for population, age 20, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 92nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 20, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. 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 Population, age 20, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.