School age population, lower secondary education, male in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 286,351 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
286,351 number
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
84th
of 205 countries
All-time high
286,351 number
in 2020
All-time low
131,185 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, male 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, male in Sierra Leone is 286,351 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 286,351 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 131,185 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, male in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 131,185 number | — |
| 1971 | 134,846 number | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 138,004 number | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 141,614 number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 145,756 number | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 150,473 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 155,633 number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 160,016 number | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 164,704 number | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 169,721 number | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 175,035 number | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 180,569 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 185,249 number | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 190,163 number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 195,526 number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 201,604 number | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 208,385 number | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 215,084 number | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 222,551 number | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 230,108 number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 236,843 number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 242,250 number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 244,488 number | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 245,662 number | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 246,491 number | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 247,900 number | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 250,293 number | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 252,049 number | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 157,739 number | -37.4% |
| 1999 | 159,976 number | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 163,478 number | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 168,252 number | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 174,364 number | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 181,998 number | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 190,487 number | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 199,031 number | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 206,955 number | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 212,762 number | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 217,618 number | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 222,016 number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 226,488 number | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 231,334 number | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 236,078 number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 241,643 number | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 247,824 number | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 260,675 number | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 266,949 number | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 266,949 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 273,326 number | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 279,772 number | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 286,351 number | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 149,195 number | 131,185 number | 169,721 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 200,427 number | 175,035 number | 230,108 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 228,369 number | 157,739 number | 252,049 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 193,696 number | 163,478 number | 222,016 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 253,104 number | 226,488 number | 279,772 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 286,351 number | 286,351 number | 286,351 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 81 Turkmenistan 307,020 number compare
- 82 Laos 303,556 number compare
- 83 Netherlands 299,041 number compare
- 85 Palestine 285,935 number compare
- 86 Kyrgyzstan 278,869 number compare
- 87 South Sudan 276,377 number compare
More education data for Sierra Leone
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Sierra Leone?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Sierra Leone was 286,351 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 286,351 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 131,185 number in 1970.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 84th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.