Enrolment in early childhood education, female in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Enrolment in early childhood education, female was 66,752 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
66,752 number
Change on year
up 39.7%
World rank
96th
of 170 countries
All-time high
66,752 number
in 2019
All-time low
25,367 number
in 2012
Years of data
7
2012–2019

Enrolment in early childhood education, female in Sierra Leone, 2012–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k2012201520192012: 25.4k number2013: 28.3k number2015: 31.4k number2016: 42.8k number2017: 42.0k number2018: 47.8k number2019: 66.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, enrolment in early childhood education, female in Sierra Leone stood at 66,752 number. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.7% on the previous year and up 163.1% over ten years.

Sierra Leone ranks 96th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Enrolment in early childhood education, female in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in early childhood education, female (number) in Sierra Leone, 2012 to 2019.
Year number Change
2012 25,367 number
2013 28,346 number +11.7%
2015 31,390 number +10.7%
2016 42,761 number +36.2%
2017 42,016 number -1.7%
2018 47,779 number +13.7%
2019 66,752 number +39.7%

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 93 Republic of Moldova 71,903 number compare
  2. 94 Costa Rica 71,018 number compare
  3. 95 Croatia 67,113 number compare
  4. 97 Jordan 65,820 number compare
  5. 98 Mali 65,546 number compare
  6. 99 Lithuania 62,536 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in early childhood education, female in Sierra Leone?
Enrolment in early childhood education, female in Sierra Leone was 66,752 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in early childhood education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 66,752 number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in early childhood education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 25,367 number in 2012.
How does Sierra Leone rank for enrolment in early childhood education, female?
Sierra Leone ranks 96th out of 170 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in early childhood education, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 163.1%. 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 Enrolment in early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
170 places, 2,361 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private early childhood education institutions (ISCED 0) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.