Population, ages 12-18, male in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Population, ages 12-18, male was 535,642 in 2015. β² Rising
Population, ages 12-18, male in Sierra Leone, 1990β2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 535,642 for population, ages 12-18, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 12-18, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 535,642 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 291,612, in 1990.
Sierra Leone ranks 86th 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 | 303,319 | 291,612 | 327,571 | 10 |
| 2000s | 408,003 | 339,984 | 456,757 | 10 |
| 2010s | 499,320 | 465,776 | 535,642 | 6 |
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More education data for Sierra Leone
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 162.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0054 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, ages 12-18, male in Sierra Leone?
- Population, ages 12-18, male in Sierra Leone was 535,642 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 12-18, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 535,642 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, ages 12-18, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 291,612 in 1990.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for population, ages 12-18, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 86th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 12-18, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. 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 12-18, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population, ages 12-18, male is the total number of males age 12-18.