School age population, secondary education, female in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: School age population, secondary education, female was 630,654 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
630,654 number
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
81st
of 205 countries
All-time high
630,654 number
in 2020
All-time low
186,448 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, female in Sierra Leone, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, female in Sierra Leone stood at 630,654 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 630,654 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 186,448 number, in 1970.
That places Sierra Leone 81st out of 205 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, secondary education, female in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 186,448 number | — |
| 1971 | 190,696 number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 194,357 number | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 198,731 number | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 203,852 number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 209,743 number | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 216,248 number | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 221,940 number | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 228,159 number | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 234,918 number | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 242,149 number | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 249,665 number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 256,060 number | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 262,650 number | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 269,834 number | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 278,030 number | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 287,178 number | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 295,993 number | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 305,782 number | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 315,645 number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 324,356 number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 331,150 number | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 333,130 number | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 333,467 number | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 374,883 number | +12.4% |
| 1995 | 334,068 number | -10.9% |
| 1996 | 336,272 number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 337,946 number | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 297,780 number | -11.9% |
| 1999 | 302,469 number | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 309,329 number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 318,324 number | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 330,004 number | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 344,822 number | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 361,486 number | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 378,309 number | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 394,062 number | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 406,292 number | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 416,981 number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 426,778 number | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 436,486 number | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 446,559 number | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 455,719 number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 536,236 number | +17.7% |
| 2014 | 548,697 number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 575,033 number | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 588,273 number | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 588,273 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 601,987 number | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 616,084 number | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 630,654 number | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 208,509 number | 186,448 number | 234,918 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 276,299 number | 242,149 number | 315,645 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 330,552 number | 297,780 number | 374,883 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 368,639 number | 309,329 number | 426,778 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 539,335 number | 436,486 number | 616,084 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 630,654 number | 630,654 number | 630,654 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 78 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 676,884 number compare
- 79 Jordan 642,556 number compare
- 80 Togo 642,289 number compare
- 82 Tajikistan 588,957 number compare
- 83 Netherlands 581,310 number compare
- 84 Dominican Republic 567,289 number compare
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Sierra Leone?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Sierra Leone was 630,654 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 630,654 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 186,448 number in 1970.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 81st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.