Population of compulsory school age, female in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Population of compulsory school age, female was 946,376 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in Sierra Leone, 2004–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 946,376 for population of compulsory school age, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 946,376 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 616,441, in 2004.
Sierra Leone ranks 80th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 616,441 | — |
| 2005 | 637,210 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 655,528 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 670,316 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 688,092 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 706,979 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 727,589 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 745,601 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 762,866 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 779,827 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 796,588 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 813,104 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 829,473 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 846,281 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 862,064 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 877,177 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 891,821 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 905,369 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 916,302 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 926,817 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 936,785 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 946,376 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 662,428 | 616,441 | 706,979 | 6 |
| 2010s | 804,057 | 727,589 | 877,177 | 10 |
| 2020s | 920,578 | 891,821 | 946,376 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in Sierra Leone?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in Sierra Leone was 946,376 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 946,376 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 616,441 in 2004.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 80th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. 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 of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release