School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 1.26 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.26 million number
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
81st
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.26 million number
in 2020
All-time low
366,023 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Sierra Leone, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 1.26 million number for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.26 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 366,023 number, in 1970.
Sierra Leone ranks 81st of 205 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, secondary education, both sexes in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 366,023 number | — |
| 1971 | 374,429 number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 381,778 number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 390,743 number | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 401,287 number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 413,363 number | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 426,647 number | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 438,130 number | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 450,657 number | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 464,286 number | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 478,897 number | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 494,085 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 506,881 number | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 520,108 number | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 534,563 number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 551,048 number | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 569,422 number | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 587,288 number | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 607,207 number | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 627,412 number | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 645,468 number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 659,803 number | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 664,752 number | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 666,477 number | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 750,347 number | +12.6% |
| 1995 | 669,720 number | -10.7% |
| 1996 | 675,035 number | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 679,031 number | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 598,617 number | -11.8% |
| 1999 | 608,574 number | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 622,885 number | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 641,407 number | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 664,786 number | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 694,353 number | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 727,498 number | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 760,837 number | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 791,910 number | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 815,445 number | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 836,004 number | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 854,898 number | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 873,647 number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 893,149 number | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 910,950 number | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.07 million number | +17.7% |
| 2014 | 1.10 million number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.15 million number | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 1.18 million number | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 1.18 million number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.21 million number | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.23 million number | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.26 million number | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 410,734 number | 366,023 number | 464,286 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 547,691 number | 478,897 number | 627,412 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 661,782 number | 598,617 number | 750,347 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 741,002 number | 622,885 number | 854,898 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 million number | 873,647 number | 1.23 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 million number | 1.26 million number | 1.26 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 78 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.38 million number compare
- 79 Jordan 1.30 million number compare
- 80 Togo 1.29 million number compare
- 82 Tajikistan 1.21 million number compare
- 83 Netherlands 1.20 million number compare
- 84 Dominican Republic 1.15 million number compare
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2002)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,753 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 30,822 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2,602 (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.2 % change on previous year (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6,439 (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.13 % change on previous year (2002)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Sierra Leone?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Sierra Leone was 1.26 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 366,023 number in 1970.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Sierra Leone ranks 81st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.7%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.