School age population, primary education, male in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: School age population, primary education, male was 623,253 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
623,253 number
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
81st
of 206 countries
All-time high
623,253 number
in 2020
All-time low
228,958 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, primary education, male in Sierra Leone, 1970–2020

0200.0k400.0k600.0k197019952020

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

Annual values for School age population, primary education, male (number) in Sierra Leone, 1970 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 78 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 719,661 number compare
  2. 79 Jordan 711,391 number compare
  3. 80 Togo 649,141 number compare
  4. 82 Honduras 611,029 number compare
  5. 83 Dominican Republic 589,441 number compare
  6. 84 Tunisia 577,955 number compare

See the full ranking of 251 places →

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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.

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Indicator
School age population, primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.