School age population, pre-primary education, male in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 329,163 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Sierra Leone, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Sierra Leone stood at 329,163 number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 329,163 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 80,942 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, male in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 80,942 number | — |
| 1971 | 82,644 number | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 85,506 number | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 88,150 number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 90,485 number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 91,888 number | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 93,934 number | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 97,185 number | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 100,288 number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 103,085 number | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 104,761 number | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 107,135 number | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 110,602 number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 113,840 number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 116,869 number | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 119,128 number | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 122,491 number | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 127,531 number | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 132,617 number | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 137,061 number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 139,830 number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 141,016 number | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 142,639 number | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 142,914 number | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 142,223 number | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 140,473 number | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 139,833 number | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 140,874 number | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 209,220 number | +48.5% |
| 1999 | 211,655 number | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 212,614 number | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 217,578 number | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 225,857 number | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 235,647 number | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 245,956 number | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 255,639 number | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 264,165 number | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 273,671 number | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 281,914 number | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 288,775 number | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 293,444 number | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 297,807 number | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 304,279 number | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 310,327 number | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 315,530 number | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 321,402 number | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 324,571 number | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 324,571 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 327,011 number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 329,163 number | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91,411 number | 80,942 number | 103,085 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 119,204 number | 104,761 number | 137,061 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 155,068 number | 139,830 number | 211,655 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 250,182 number | 212,614 number | 288,775 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 314,810 number | 293,444 number | 329,163 number | 10 |
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More education data for Sierra Leone
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 162.12 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 162.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in Sierra Leone?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Sierra Leone was 329,163 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 329,163 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 80,942 number in 1970.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 78th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.