School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) was 328,005 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Sierra Leone, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Sierra Leone stood at 328,005 number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 328,005 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 82,890 number, in 1970.
That places Sierra Leone 77th 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, female (number) (School) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 82,890 number | — |
| 1971 | 84,563 number | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 87,389 number | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 90,024 number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 92,385 number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 93,930 number | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 96,038 number | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 99,295 number | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 102,396 number | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 105,177 number | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 106,749 number | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 109,031 number | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 112,313 number | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 115,365 number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 118,261 number | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 120,628 number | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 124,034 number | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 129,094 number | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 134,258 number | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 138,802 number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 141,610 number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 142,799 number | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 144,270 number | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 144,421 number | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 143,660 number | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 142,010 number | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 141,444 number | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 142,443 number | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 211,481 number | +48.5% |
| 1999 | 214,070 number | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 215,406 number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 220,714 number | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 228,974 number | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 238,772 number | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 249,073 number | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 258,658 number | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 267,005 number | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 275,946 number | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 283,515 number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 289,758 number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 294,339 number | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 298,615 number | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 304,955 number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 311,003 number | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 316,238 number | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 321,693 number | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 324,375 number | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 324,375 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 326,305 number | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 328,005 number | +0.5% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 328,005 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 741,440 number, 44% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 328,005 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 495,628 number, 66% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +48.5% | 142,443 number | 211,481 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93,409 number | 82,890 number | 105,177 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 120,854 number | 106,749 number | 138,802 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 156,821 number | 141,444 number | 214,070 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 252,782 number | 215,406 number | 289,758 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 314,990 number | 294,339 number | 328,005 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.5 (2012)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.37 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38,043 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 73,295 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,708 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 92,723 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Sierra Leone?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Sierra Leone was 328,005 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 328,005 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 82,890 number in 1970.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 77th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.