School age population, upper secondary education, female in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 345,252 number in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
345,252 number
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
78th
of 205 countries
All-time high
345,252 number
in 2020
All-time low
49,954 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, upper secondary education, female in Sierra Leone, 1970–2020

0100.0k200.0k300.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, female in Sierra Leone is 345,252 number, measured 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 64.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 345,252 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 49,954 number, in 1970.

Sierra Leone ranks 78th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

School age population, upper secondary education, female in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Sierra Leone, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 49,954 number
1971 50,792 number +1.7%
1972 51,507 number +1.4%
1973 52,456 number +1.8%
1974 53,617 number +2.2%
1975 54,949 number +2.5%
1976 56,419 number +2.7%
1977 57,776 number +2.4%
1978 59,385 number +2.8%
1979 61,215 number +3.1%
1980 63,219 number +3.3%
1981 65,278 number +3.3%
1982 66,985 number +2.6%
1983 68,690 number +2.5%
1984 70,558 number +2.7%
1985 72,701 number +3.0%
1986 75,071 number +3.3%
1987 77,367 number +3.1%
1988 79,989 number +3.4%
1989 82,715 number +3.4%
1990 85,234 number +3.0%
1991 87,227 number +2.3%
1992 87,712 number +0.6%
1993 87,584 number -0.1%
1994 128,831 number +47.1%
1995 87,186 number -32.3%
1996 87,501 number +0.4%
1997 87,812 number +0.4%
1998 141,192 number +60.8%
1999 143,888 number +1.9%
2000 147,488 number +2.5%
2001 151,908 number +3.0%
2002 157,432 number +3.6%
2003 164,467 number +4.5%
2004 172,409 number +4.8%
2005 180,406 number +4.6%
2006 187,952 number +4.2%
2007 193,921 number +3.2%
2008 199,366 number +2.8%
2009 204,432 number +2.5%
2010 209,349 number +2.4%
2011 214,290 number +2.4%
2012 218,600 number +2.0%
2013 293,688 number +34.3%
2014 300,289 number +2.2%
2015 314,646 number +4.8%
2016 321,924 number +2.3%
2017 321,924 number +0.0%
2018 329,435 number +2.3%
2019 337,182 number +2.4%
2020 345,252 number +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 54,807 number 49,954 number 61,215 number 10
1980s 72,257 number 63,219 number 82,715 number 10
1990s 102,417 number 85,234 number 143,888 number 10
2000s 175,978 number 147,488 number 204,432 number 10
2010s 286,133 number 209,349 number 337,182 number 10
2020s 345,252 number 345,252 number 345,252 number 1

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 75 Dominican Republic 379,009 number compare
  2. 76 Benin 372,258 number compare
  3. 77 Papua New Guinea 360,805 number compare
  4. 79 Burundi 339,541 number compare
  5. 80 Tunisia 302,007 number compare
  6. 81 Netherlands 298,254 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in Sierra Leone?
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Sierra Leone was 345,252 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 345,252 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 49,954 number in 1970.
How does Sierra Leone rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
Sierra Leone ranks 78th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 64.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.