Population, ages 10-17, female in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Population, ages 10-17, female was 643,505 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, ages 10-17, female in Sierra Leone, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, ages 10-17, female in Sierra Leone is 643,505, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 10-17, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 643,505 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 351,384, in 1990.
Sierra Leone ranks 85th 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 | 366,409 | 351,384 | 396,327 | 10 |
| 2000s | 489,182 | 410,695 | 550,886 | 10 |
| 2010s | 601,954 | 562,810 | 643,505 | 6 |
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- 86 Tunisia 629,000 compare
- 87 El Salvador 588,689 compare
- 88 Eritrea 569,530 compare
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, ages 10-17, female in Sierra Leone?
- Population, ages 10-17, female in Sierra Leone was 643,505 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 10-17, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 643,505 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, ages 10-17, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 351,384 in 1990.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for population, ages 10-17, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 85th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 10-17, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 10-17, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population, ages 10-17, female is the total number of females age 10-17.