School age population, secondary education, male in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: School age population, secondary education, male was 633,616 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
633,616 number
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
81st
of 205 countries
All-time high
633,616 number
in 2020
All-time low
179,575 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, male in Sierra Leone, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 633,616 number for school age population, secondary education, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 633,616 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 179,575 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, male in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 179,575 number | — |
| 1971 | 183,733 number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 187,421 number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 192,012 number | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 197,435 number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 203,620 number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 210,399 number | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 216,190 number | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 222,498 number | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 229,368 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 236,748 number | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 244,420 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 250,821 number | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 257,458 number | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 264,729 number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 273,018 number | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 282,244 number | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 291,295 number | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 301,425 number | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 311,767 number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 321,112 number | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 328,653 number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 331,622 number | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 333,010 number | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 375,464 number | +12.7% |
| 1995 | 335,652 number | -10.6% |
| 1996 | 338,763 number | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 341,085 number | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 300,837 number | -11.8% |
| 1999 | 306,105 number | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 313,556 number | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 323,083 number | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 334,782 number | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 349,531 number | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 366,012 number | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 382,528 number | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 397,848 number | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 409,153 number | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 419,023 number | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 428,120 number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 437,161 number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 446,590 number | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 455,231 number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 535,948 number | +17.7% |
| 2014 | 548,291 number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 575,371 number | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 589,199 number | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 589,199 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 603,618 number | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 618,433 number | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 633,616 number | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 202,225 number | 179,575 number | 229,368 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 271,392 number | 236,748 number | 311,767 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 331,230 number | 300,837 number | 375,464 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 372,364 number | 313,556 number | 428,120 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 539,904 number | 437,161 number | 618,433 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 633,616 number | 633,616 number | 633,616 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 78 Bolivia 705,473 number compare
- 79 Jordan 655,384 number compare
- 80 Togo 647,131 number compare
- 82 Tajikistan 621,904 number compare
- 83 Netherlands 613,792 number compare
- 84 Papua New Guinea 586,009 number compare
More education data for Sierra Leone
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in Sierra Leone?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Sierra Leone was 633,616 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 633,616 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 179,575 number in 1970.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 81st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.