School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 99,875 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
99,875 number
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
81st
of 204 countries
All-time high
99,875 number
in 2020
All-time low
29,909 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Sierra Leone, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 99,875 number for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 99,875 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 29,909 number, in 1970.
That places Sierra Leone 81st out of 204 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.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 29,909 number | — |
| 1971 | 30,663 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 31,389 number | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 32,317 number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 33,418 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 34,531 number | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 35,451 number | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 36,245 number | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 37,265 number | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 38,455 number | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 39,663 number | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 40,730 number | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 41,701 number | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 42,832 number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 44,144 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 45,510 number | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 46,728 number | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 47,939 number | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 49,481 number | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 51,118 number | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 52,575 number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 53,682 number | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 54,216 number | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 54,522 number | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 54,757 number | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 54,949 number | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 54,998 number | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 54,969 number | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 55,344 number | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 56,133 number | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 57,318 number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 58,840 number | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 61,022 number | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 63,826 number | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 66,982 number | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 70,043 number | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 72,629 number | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 74,607 number | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 76,434 number | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 78,156 number | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 79,888 number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 81,713 number | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 83,537 number | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 85,494 number | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 87,511 number | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 91,649 number | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 93,790 number | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 93,790 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 95,876 number | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 97,984 number | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 99,875 number | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33,964 number | 29,909 number | 38,455 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 44,985 number | 39,663 number | 51,118 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 54,614 number | 52,575 number | 56,133 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 67,986 number | 57,318 number | 78,156 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 89,123 number | 79,888 number | 97,984 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 99,875 number | 99,875 number | 99,875 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 78 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 113,935 number compare
- 79 Romania 106,063 number compare
- 80 Togo 102,593 number compare
- 82 Honduras 99,696 number compare
- 83 Tajikistan 99,271 number compare
- 84 Papua New Guinea 96,399 number compare
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, last grade of primary education, female in Sierra Leone?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Sierra Leone was 99,875 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 99,875 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,909 number in 1970.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 81st out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.