School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 571,753 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
571,753 number
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
84th
of 205 countries
All-time high
571,753 number
in 2020
All-time low
267,679 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Sierra Leone, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 571,753 number for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Sierra Leone peaked at 571,753 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 267,679 number, in 1970.
That places Sierra Leone 84th out of 205 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, lower secondary education, both sexes in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 267,679 number | — |
| 1971 | 274,750 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 280,854 number | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 287,889 number | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 295,991 number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 305,267 number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 315,462 number | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 324,180 number | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 333,478 number | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 343,424 number | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 353,965 number | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 364,956 number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 374,324 number | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 384,123 number | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 394,802 number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 406,933 number | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 420,492 number | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 433,710 number | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 448,344 number | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 463,038 number | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 475,965 number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 486,173 number | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 489,906 number | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 491,545 number | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 492,543 number | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 494,782 number | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 499,064 number | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 502,183 number | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 314,327 number | -37.4% |
| 1999 | 318,557 number | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 325,319 number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 334,668 number | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 346,936 number | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 362,353 number | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 379,564 number | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 396,934 number | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 413,065 number | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 425,133 number | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 435,233 number | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 444,362 number | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 453,625 number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 463,603 number | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 473,197 number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 484,191 number | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 496,232 number | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 521,062 number | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 533,298 number | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 533,298 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 545,878 number | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 558,674 number | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 571,753 number | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 302,897 number | 267,679 number | 343,424 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 404,469 number | 353,965 number | 463,038 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 456,504 number | 314,327 number | 502,183 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 386,357 number | 325,319 number | 444,362 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 506,306 number | 453,625 number | 558,674 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 571,753 number | 571,753 number | 571,753 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 81 Turkmenistan 606,768 number compare
- 82 Lao People's Democratic Republic 597,323 number compare
- 83 Netherlands 582,097 number compare
- 85 Palestine, State of 560,518 number compare
- 86 Kyrgyzstan 547,154 number compare
- 87 South Sudan 546,395 number compare
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2002)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,753 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 30,822 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2,602 (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.2 % change on previous year (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6,439 (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.13 % change on previous year (2002)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Sierra Leone?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Sierra Leone was 571,753 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 571,753 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 267,679 number in 1970.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Sierra Leone ranks 84th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.