School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male was 267,080 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Sierra Leone, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Sierra Leone stood at 267,080. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 267,080 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 84,146, 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, male in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 84,146 | — |
| 2000 | 84,477 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 88,679 | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 95,824 | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 100,471 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 104,824 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 108,344 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 111,557 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 113,924 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 116,574 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 119,728 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 123,669 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 127,647 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 131,879 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 193,461 | +46.7% |
| 2014 | 199,257 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 204,437 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 210,322 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 217,504 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 225,522 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 233,028 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 240,243 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 247,444 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 254,344 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 260,034 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 264,033 | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 267,080 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84,146 | 84,146 | 84,146 | 1 |
| 2000s | 104,440 | 84,477 | 119,728 | 10 |
| 2010s | 186,673 | 123,669 | 233,028 | 10 |
| 2020s | 255,530 | 240,243 | 267,080 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2002)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,753 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 30,822 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2,602 (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.2 % change on previous year (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6,439 (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.13 % change on previous year (2002)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Sierra Leone?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Sierra Leone was 267,080 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 267,080 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 84,146 in 1999.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 53rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release