School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 456,879 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Sierra Leone, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 456,879 number for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Sierra Leone peaked at 456,879 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 175,768 number, in 1999.
That places Sierra Leone 52nd out of 164 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 175,768 number | — |
| 2000 | 180,845 number | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 187,592 number | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 195,642 number | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 204,949 number | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 214,801 number | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 224,670 number | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 234,115 number | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 241,361 number | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 247,795 number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 253,877 number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 260,135 number | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 266,887 number | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 272,852 number | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 400,401 number | +46.7% |
| 2014 | 409,811 number | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 428,457 number | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 437,479 number | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 437,479 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 446,815 number | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 456,879 number | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 175,768 number | 175,768 number | 175,768 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 218,565 number | 180,845 number | 253,877 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 381,720 number | 260,135 number | 456,879 number | 10 |
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More education data for Sierra Leone
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 19.82 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46,575 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 609,235 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 20.8 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 553,045 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 18.85 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 178,431 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4 % change on previous year (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 456,879 number in 2019, 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 456,879 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 175,768 number in 1999.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- Sierra Leone ranks 52nd out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.0%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.