School age population, upper secondary education, male in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 347,265 number in 2020. ◆ Volatile
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Sierra Leone, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, male in Sierra Leone is 347,265 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 64.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 347,265 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 48,390 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, male in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 48,390 number | — |
| 1971 | 48,887 number | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 49,417 number | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 50,398 number | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 51,679 number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 53,147 number | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 54,766 number | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 56,174 number | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 57,794 number | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 59,647 number | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 61,713 number | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 63,851 number | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 65,572 number | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 67,295 number | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 69,203 number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 71,414 number | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 73,859 number | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 76,211 number | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 78,874 number | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 81,659 number | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 84,269 number | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 86,403 number | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 87,134 number | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 87,348 number | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 128,973 number | +47.7% |
| 1995 | 87,752 number | -32.0% |
| 1996 | 88,470 number | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 89,036 number | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 143,098 number | +60.7% |
| 1999 | 146,129 number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 150,078 number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 154,831 number | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 160,418 number | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 167,533 number | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 175,525 number | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 183,497 number | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 190,893 number | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 196,391 number | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 201,405 number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 206,104 number | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 210,673 number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 215,256 number | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 219,153 number | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 294,305 number | +34.3% |
| 2014 | 300,467 number | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 314,696 number | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 322,250 number | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 322,250 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 330,292 number | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 338,661 number | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 347,265 number | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53,030 number | 48,390 number | 59,647 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 70,965 number | 61,713 number | 81,659 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 102,861 number | 84,269 number | 146,129 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 178,668 number | 150,078 number | 206,104 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 286,800 number | 210,673 number | 338,661 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 347,265 number | 347,265 number | 347,265 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 75 Dominican Republic 387,785 number compare
- 76 Papua New Guinea 384,387 number compare
- 77 Benin 381,594 number compare
- 79 Burundi 339,094 number compare
- 80 Tunisia 326,066 number compare
- 81 Netherlands 314,751 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, upper secondary education, male in Sierra Leone?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Sierra Leone was 347,265 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 347,265 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 48,390 number in 1970.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 78th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.