School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 1.16 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Sierra Leone, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Sierra Leone stood at 1.16 million. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 85.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.16 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 404,960, in 1999.
Sierra Leone ranks 68th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 404,960 | — |
| 2000 | 407,900 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 427,596 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 462,500 | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 483,985 | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 503,901 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 518,584 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 530,982 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 538,903 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 546,271 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 553,325 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 564,242 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 576,889 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 590,481 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 601,769 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 612,436 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 621,653 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 629,942 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 635,971 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 638,697 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 639,179 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 643,282 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 650,846 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 660,949 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 670,140 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.15 million | +71.0% |
| 2025 | 1.16 million | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 404,960 | 404,960 | 404,960 | 1 |
| 2000s | 497,395 | 407,900 | 553,325 | 10 |
| 2010s | 611,126 | 564,242 | 639,179 | 10 |
| 2020s | 821,080 | 643,282 | 1.16 million | 6 |
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 school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Sierra Leone?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Sierra Leone was 1.16 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 404,960 in 1999.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Sierra Leone ranks 68th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.9%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release