School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 100,064 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
100,064 number
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
84th
of 204 countries
All-time high
100,064 number
in 2020
All-time low
28,915 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Sierra Leone, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 100,064 number for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 100,064 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 28,915 number, in 1970.
Sierra Leone ranks 84th of 204 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.
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 28,915 number | — |
| 1971 | 29,693 number | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 30,418 number | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 31,364 number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 32,494 number | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 33,632 number | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 34,566 number | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 35,366 number | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 36,397 number | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 37,599 number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 38,814 number | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 39,868 number | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 40,815 number | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 41,942 number | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 43,254 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 44,633 number | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 45,898 number | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 47,220 number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 48,870 number | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 50,621 number | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 52,173 number | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 53,317 number | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 53,911 number | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 54,300 number | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 54,628 number | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 54,904 number | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 55,012 number | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 55,049 number | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 55,494 number | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 56,356 number | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 57,591 number | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 59,095 number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 61,202 number | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 63,924 number | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 66,996 number | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 69,958 number | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 72,431 number | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 74,269 number | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 75,993 number | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 77,628 number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 79,317 number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 81,189 number | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 83,153 number | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 85,243 number | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 87,405 number | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 91,717 number | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 93,849 number | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 93,849 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 95,964 number | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 98,118 number | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 100,064 number | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33,044 number | 28,915 number | 37,599 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 44,194 number | 38,814 number | 50,621 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 54,514 number | 52,173 number | 56,356 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 67,909 number | 57,591 number | 77,628 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 88,980 number | 79,317 number | 98,118 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 100,064 number | 100,064 number | 100,064 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 81 Honduras 103,766 number compare
- 82 Togo 103,296 number compare
- 83 Papua New Guinea 102,873 number compare
- 85 Dominican Republic 97,336 number compare
- 86 Netherlands 95,850 number compare
- 87 Tunisia 87,383 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, male in Sierra Leone?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Sierra Leone was 100,064 number in 2020, 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 100,064 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,915 number in 1970.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 84th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.