School age population, primary education, female in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: School age population, primary education, female was 621,940 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Sierra Leone, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in Sierra Leone is 621,940 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 621,940 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 236,040 number, in 1970.
Sierra Leone ranks 81st of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 236,040 number | — |
| 1971 | 240,861 number | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 248,453 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 256,366 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 264,039 number | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 270,917 number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 276,581 number | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 284,909 number | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 293,796 number | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 302,625 number | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 310,707 number | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 317,451 number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 326,609 number | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 335,764 number | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 344,718 number | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 353,368 number | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 361,540 number | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 373,809 number | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 387,703 number | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 401,379 number | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 412,603 number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 419,773 number | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 424,803 number | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 426,762 number | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 426,404 number | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 424,810 number | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 422,707 number | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 357,292 number | -15.5% |
| 1998 | 360,370 number | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 365,403 number | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 372,459 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 381,181 number | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 395,875 number | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 413,850 number | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 433,025 number | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 451,001 number | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 466,284 number | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 480,315 number | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 492,911 number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 504,447 number | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 515,511 number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 526,229 number | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 537,988 number | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 550,402 number | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 563,010 number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 586,143 number | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 597,462 number | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 597,462 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 607,344 number | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 615,540 number | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 621,940 number | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 267,459 number | 236,040 number | 302,625 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 351,305 number | 310,707 number | 401,379 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 404,093 number | 357,292 number | 426,762 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 439,135 number | 372,459 number | 504,447 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 569,709 number | 515,511 number | 615,540 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 621,940 number | 621,940 number | 621,940 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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, primary education, female in Sierra Leone?
- School age population, primary education, female in Sierra Leone was 621,940 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 621,940 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 236,040 number in 1970.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 81st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.