School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 105,255 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
105,255
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
84th
of 222 countries
All-time high
105,346
in 2024
All-time low
29,345
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Sierra Leone, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Sierra Leone stood at 105,255.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 105,346 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29,345, in 1970.
Sierra Leone ranks 84th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 29,345 | — |
| 1971 | 30,184 | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 31,082 | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 32,001 | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 32,844 | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 33,768 | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 34,622 | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 35,342 | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 36,200 | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 37,116 | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 37,850 | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 38,690 | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 39,620 | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 40,577 | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 41,586 | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 42,691 | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 44,101 | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 45,368 | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 46,692 | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 48,147 | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 49,555 | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 52,426 | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 50,872 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 50,708 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 51,020 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 51,491 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 51,627 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 52,337 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 53,246 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 53,813 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 53,993 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 56,274 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 60,739 | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 63,603 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 66,415 | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 68,822 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 70,389 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 71,389 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 74,114 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 76,820 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 79,416 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 81,872 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 84,369 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 86,659 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 88,851 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 90,117 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 90,672 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 92,564 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 95,204 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 97,009 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 99,283 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 100,993 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 102,391 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 104,118 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 105,346 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 105,255 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33,250 | 29,345 | 37,116 | 10 |
| 1980s | 42,532 | 37,850 | 48,147 | 10 |
| 1990s | 51,710 | 49,555 | 53,813 | 10 |
| 2000s | 66,256 | 53,993 | 76,820 | 10 |
| 2010s | 88,673 | 79,416 | 97,009 | 10 |
| 2020s | 102,898 | 99,283 | 105,346 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 81 Papua New Guinea 117,847 compare
- 82 Tunisia 114,411 compare
- 83 Honduras 109,863 compare
- 85 Romania 104,461 compare
- 86 Dominican Republic 97,188 compare
- 87 Netherlands 95,912 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, male in Sierra Leone?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Sierra Leone was 105,255 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 105,346 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,345 in 1970.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 84th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release