School age population, primary education, male in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: School age population, primary education, male was 623,253 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, male in Sierra Leone, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, male in Sierra Leone stood at 623,253 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 623,253 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 228,958 number, in 1970.
That places Sierra Leone 81st out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 228,958 number | — |
| 1971 | 233,827 number | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 241,561 number | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 249,615 number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 257,398 number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 264,300 number | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 269,859 number | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 278,226 number | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 287,118 number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 295,911 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 303,927 number | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 310,604 number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 319,872 number | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 329,285 number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 338,590 number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 347,621 number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 356,093 number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 368,934 number | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 383,240 number | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 397,129 number | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 408,369 number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 415,411 number | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 420,949 number | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 423,454 number | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 423,576 number | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 422,295 number | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 420,261 number | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 355,907 number | -15.3% |
| 1998 | 359,252 number | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 364,384 number | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 371,270 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 379,471 number | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 393,820 number | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 411,370 number | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 430,050 number | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 447,496 number | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 462,288 number | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 475,984 number | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 488,629 number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 500,546 number | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 512,221 number | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 523,597 number | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 536,177 number | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 549,213 number | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 562,214 number | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 585,479 number | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 597,094 number | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 597,094 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 607,452 number | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 616,233 number | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 623,253 number | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 260,677 number | 228,958 number | 295,911 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 345,530 number | 303,927 number | 397,129 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 401,386 number | 355,907 number | 423,576 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 436,092 number | 371,270 number | 500,546 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 568,677 number | 512,221 number | 616,233 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 623,253 number | 623,253 number | 623,253 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, male in Sierra Leone?
- School age population, primary education, male in Sierra Leone was 623,253 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 623,253 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 228,958 number in 1970.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 81st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.