Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 214,762 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Sierra Leone, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 214,762 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Sierra Leone peaked at 214,762 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 75,881 number, in 1970.
Sierra Leone ranks 81st of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 75,881 number | — |
| 1971 | 77,054 number | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 79,720 number | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 82,237 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 84,503 number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 86,434 number | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 87,954 number | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 90,936 number | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 93,852 number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 96,548 number | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 98,857 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 100,616 number | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 103,743 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 106,675 number | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 109,432 number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 112,085 number | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 114,633 number | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 119,210 number | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 124,021 number | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 128,432 number | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 131,680 number | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 133,218 number | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 134,809 number | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 135,165 number | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 134,621 number | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 133,647 number | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 132,558 number | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 128,662 number | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 129,898 number | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 131,631 number | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 133,866 number | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 136,432 number | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 141,673 number | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 147,860 number | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 154,367 number | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 160,438 number | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 165,627 number | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 171,086 number | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 175,979 number | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 180,327 number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 184,223 number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 187,581 number | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 191,893 number | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 196,240 number | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 200,359 number | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 206,651 number | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 209,579 number | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 209,579 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 211,741 number | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 213,383 number | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 214,762 number | +0.6% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 214,762 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 508,120 number, 42% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 214,762 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 360,057 number, 60% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85,512 number | 75,881 number | 96,548 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 111,770 number | 98,857 number | 128,432 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 132,589 number | 128,662 number | 135,165 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 156,766 number | 133,866 number | 180,327 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 201,123 number | 184,223 number | 213,383 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 214,762 number | 214,762 number | 214,762 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38,043 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 73,295 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,708 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 92,723 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2393 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Sierra Leone?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Sierra Leone was 214,762 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 214,762 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 75,881 number in 1970.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- Sierra Leone ranks 81st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. 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 the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.