Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 107,532 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Sierra Leone, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Sierra Leone stood at 107,532 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 107,532 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 37,432 number, in 1970.
That places Sierra Leone 82nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 37,432 number | — |
| 1971 | 38,028 number | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 39,373 number | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 40,637 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 41,770 number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 42,726 number | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 43,462 number | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 44,952 number | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 46,406 number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 47,751 number | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 48,906 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 49,797 number | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 51,395 number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 52,903 number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 54,321 number | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 55,672 number | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 56,941 number | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 59,242 number | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 61,643 number | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 63,830 number | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 65,432 number | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 66,188 number | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 67,020 number | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 67,232 number | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 66,983 number | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 66,501 number | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 65,935 number | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 64,059 number | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 64,680 number | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 65,531 number | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 66,609 number | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 67,824 number | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 70,426 number | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 73,494 number | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 76,718 number | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 79,729 number | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 82,311 number | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 85,075 number | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 87,597 number | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 89,863 number | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 91,895 number | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 93,620 number | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 95,828 number | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 98,021 number | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 100,080 number | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 103,223 number | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 104,741 number | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 104,741 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 105,890 number | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 106,781 number | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 107,532 number | +0.7% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 107,532 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 255,031 number, 42% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 107,532 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 181,214 number, 59% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42,254 number | 37,432 number | 47,751 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 55,465 number | 48,906 number | 63,830 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 65,956 number | 64,059 number | 67,232 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 77,965 number | 66,609 number | 89,863 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 100,482 number | 91,895 number | 106,781 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 107,532 number | 107,532 number | 107,532 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, male in Sierra Leone?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Sierra Leone was 107,532 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 107,532 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,432 number in 1970.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 82nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.