School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 264,190 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Sierra Leone, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Sierra Leone is 264,190, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 264,190 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 84,344, in 1999.
Sierra Leone ranks 53rd of 174 countries on this measure, 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 education, female in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 84,344 | — |
| 2000 | 84,846 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 88,815 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 95,765 | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 100,205 | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 104,377 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 107,739 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 110,827 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 113,142 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 115,741 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 118,832 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 122,693 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 126,560 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 130,751 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 191,879 | +46.8% |
| 2014 | 197,957 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 203,926 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 210,183 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 216,894 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 223,971 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 230,794 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 237,405 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 243,582 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 249,939 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 255,990 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 260,746 | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 264,190 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84,344 | 84,344 | 84,344 | 1 |
| 2000s | 104,029 | 84,846 | 118,832 | 10 |
| 2010s | 185,561 | 122,693 | 230,794 | 10 |
| 2020s | 251,975 | 237,405 | 264,190 | 6 |
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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 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Sierra Leone?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Sierra Leone was 264,190 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 264,190 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 84,344 in 1999.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 53rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release