Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 107,230 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Sierra Leone, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 107,230 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 107,230 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 38,449 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, female in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 38,449 number | — |
| 1971 | 39,026 number | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 40,347 number | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 41,600 number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 42,733 number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 43,708 number | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 44,492 number | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 45,984 number | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 47,446 number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 48,797 number | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 49,951 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 50,819 number | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 52,348 number | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 53,772 number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 55,111 number | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 56,413 number | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 57,692 number | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 59,968 number | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 62,378 number | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 64,602 number | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 66,248 number | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 67,030 number | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 67,789 number | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 67,933 number | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 67,638 number | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 67,146 number | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 66,623 number | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 64,603 number | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 65,218 number | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 66,100 number | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 67,257 number | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 68,608 number | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 71,247 number | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 74,366 number | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 77,649 number | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 80,709 number | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 83,316 number | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 86,011 number | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 88,382 number | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 90,464 number | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 92,328 number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 93,961 number | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 96,065 number | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 98,219 number | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 100,279 number | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 103,428 number | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 104,838 number | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 104,838 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 105,851 number | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 106,602 number | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 107,230 number | +0.6% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 107,230 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 253,089 number, 42% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 107,230 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 178,844 number, 60% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43,258 number | 38,449 number | 48,797 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 56,305 number | 49,951 number | 64,602 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 66,633 number | 64,603 number | 67,933 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 78,801 number | 67,257 number | 90,464 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 100,641 number | 92,328 number | 106,602 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 107,230 number | 107,230 number | 107,230 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, female in Sierra Leone?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Sierra Leone was 107,230 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 107,230 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,449 number in 1970.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 81st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female 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.