School age population, lower secondary education, female in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 285,402 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
285,402 number
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
83rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
285,402 number
in 2020
All-time low
136,494 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Sierra Leone, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, female in Sierra Leone is 285,402 number, measured 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 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 285,402 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 136,494 number, in 1970.
Sierra Leone ranks 83rd of 205 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, lower secondary education, female in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 136,494 number | — |
| 1971 | 139,904 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 142,850 number | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 146,275 number | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 150,235 number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 154,794 number | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 159,829 number | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 164,164 number | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 168,774 number | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 173,703 number | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 178,930 number | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 184,387 number | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 189,075 number | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 193,960 number | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 199,276 number | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 205,329 number | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 212,107 number | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 218,626 number | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 225,793 number | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 232,930 number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 239,122 number | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 243,923 number | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 245,418 number | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 245,883 number | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 246,052 number | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 246,882 number | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 248,771 number | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 250,134 number | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 156,588 number | -37.4% |
| 1999 | 158,581 number | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 161,841 number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 166,416 number | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 172,572 number | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 180,355 number | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 189,077 number | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 197,903 number | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 206,110 number | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 212,371 number | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 217,615 number | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 222,346 number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 227,137 number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 232,269 number | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 237,119 number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 242,548 number | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 248,408 number | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 260,387 number | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 266,349 number | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 266,349 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 272,552 number | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 278,902 number | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 285,402 number | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 153,702 number | 136,494 number | 173,703 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 204,041 number | 178,930 number | 232,930 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 228,135 number | 156,588 number | 250,134 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 192,661 number | 161,841 number | 222,346 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 253,202 number | 227,137 number | 278,902 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 285,402 number | 285,402 number | 285,402 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 80 Turkmenistan 299,748 number compare
- 81 Azerbaijan 296,964 number compare
- 82 Laos 293,767 number compare
- 84 Netherlands 283,056 number compare
- 85 Palestine 274,583 number compare
- 86 South Sudan 270,018 number compare
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 46,575 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Sierra Leone?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Sierra Leone was 285,402 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 285,402 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 136,494 number in 1970.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 83rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.