Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 62,949 number in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
62,949 number
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
26th
of 132 countries
All-time high
74,434 number
in 2016
All-time low
62,949 number
in 2019
Years of data
6
2012–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Sierra Leone, 2012–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2012201520192012: 63.1k number2015: 70.3k number2016: 74.4k number2017: 67.8k number2018: 64.0k number2019: 62.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Sierra Leone is 62,949 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Sierra Leone ranks 26th of 132 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number) in Sierra Leone, 2012 to 2019.
Year number Change
2012 63,070 number
2015 70,295 number +11.5%
2016 74,434 number +5.9%
2017 67,760 number -9.0%
2018 64,038 number -5.5%
2019 62,949 number -1.7%

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Sierra Leone?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Sierra Leone was 62,949 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 74,434 number in 2016.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 62,949 number in 2019.
How does Sierra Leone rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Sierra Leone ranks 26th out of 132 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,347 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/