School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 228,042 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Sierra Leone, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Sierra Leone is 228,042 number, measured 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 81.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 228,042 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 87,009 number, in 1999.
Sierra Leone ranks 52nd of 164 countries on this measure, 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, female in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 87,009 number | — |
| 2000 | 89,417 number | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 92,644 number | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 96,621 number | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 101,225 number | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 106,106 number | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 111,001 number | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 115,681 number | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 119,369 number | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 122,684 number | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 125,849 number | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 129,107 number | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 132,599 number | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 135,718 number | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 198,918 number | +46.6% |
| 2014 | 203,829 number | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 213,513 number | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 218,201 number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 218,201 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 222,990 number | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 228,042 number | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87,009 number | 87,009 number | 87,009 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 108,060 number | 89,417 number | 125,849 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 190,112 number | 129,107 number | 228,042 number | 10 |
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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 228,042 number in 2019, 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 228,042 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 87,009 number in 1999.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 52nd out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.2%. 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.