School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age both sexes in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age both sexes was 531,270 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Sierra Leone, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Sierra Leone stood at 531,270. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Sierra Leone peaked at 531,270 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 168,490, in 1999.
That places Sierra Leone 53rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age both sexes in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 168,490 | — |
| 2000 | 169,323 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 177,494 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 191,589 | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 200,676 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 209,201 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 216,083 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 222,384 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 227,066 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 232,315 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 238,560 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 246,362 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 254,207 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 262,630 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 385,340 | +46.7% |
| 2014 | 397,214 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 408,363 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 420,505 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 434,398 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 449,493 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 463,822 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 477,648 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 491,026 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 504,283 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 516,024 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 524,779 | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 531,270 | +1.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 531,270 is below the median for low income countries, which is 548,896, 97% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 531,270 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 485,502, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age both sexes in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +46.7% | 262,630 | 385,340 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 168,490 | 168,490 | 168,490 | 1 |
| 2000s | 208,469 | 169,323 | 238,560 | 10 |
| 2010s | 372,233 | 246,362 | 463,822 | 10 |
| 2020s | 507,505 | 477,648 | 531,270 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Sierra Leone?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Sierra Leone was 531,270 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 531,270 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 168,490 in 1999.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- Sierra Leone ranks 53rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release