School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 657,168 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Sierra Leone, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Sierra Leone is 657,168 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Sierra Leone peaked at 657,168 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 163,832 number, in 1970.
That places Sierra Leone 78th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 163,832 number | — |
| 1971 | 167,207 number | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 172,895 number | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 178,174 number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 182,870 number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 185,818 number | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 189,972 number | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 196,480 number | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 202,684 number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 208,262 number | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 211,510 number | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 216,166 number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 222,915 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 229,205 number | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 235,130 number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 239,756 number | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 246,525 number | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 256,625 number | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 266,875 number | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 275,863 number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 281,440 number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 283,815 number | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 286,909 number | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 287,335 number | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 285,883 number | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 282,483 number | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 281,277 number | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 283,317 number | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 420,701 number | +48.5% |
| 1999 | 425,725 number | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 428,020 number | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 438,292 number | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 454,831 number | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 474,419 number | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 495,029 number | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 514,297 number | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 531,170 number | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 549,617 number | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 565,429 number | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 578,533 number | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 587,783 number | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 596,422 number | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 609,234 number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 621,330 number | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 631,768 number | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 643,095 number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 648,946 number | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 648,946 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 653,316 number | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 657,168 number | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 184,819 number | 163,832 number | 208,262 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 240,057 number | 211,510 number | 275,863 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 311,888 number | 281,277 number | 425,725 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 502,964 number | 428,020 number | 578,533 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 629,801 number | 587,783 number | 657,168 number | 10 |
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More education data for Sierra Leone
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Sierra Leone?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Sierra Leone was 657,168 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 657,168 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 163,832 number in 1970.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Sierra Leone ranks 78th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.