Population of compulsory school age, female in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Population of compulsory school age, female was 894,442 number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
894,442 number
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
78th
of 186 countries
All-time high
894,442 number
in 2019
All-time low
622,102 number
in 2004
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Sierra Leone, 2004–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k2004201120192004: 622.1k number2005: 648.9k number2006: 672.4k number2007: 692.7k number2008: 710.5k number2009: 726.8k number2010: 742.6k number2011: 758.5k number2012: 775.1k number2013: 793.0k number2014: 811.4k number2015: 846.5k number2016: 863.8k number2017: 863.8k number2018: 879.9k number2019: 894.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in Sierra Leone is 894,442 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 894,442 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 622,102 number, in 2004.

Sierra Leone ranks 78th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 678,901 number 622,102 number 726,793 number 6
2010s 822,911 number 742,648 number 894,442 number 10

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 75 Togo 1.01 million number compare
  2. 76 Rwanda 956,737 number compare
  3. 77 Benin 920,984 number compare
  4. 79 Paraguay 856,725 number compare
  5. 80 El Salvador 848,176 number compare
  6. 81 Tajikistan 825,169 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Sierra Leone?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Sierra Leone was 894,442 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 894,442 number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 622,102 number in 2004.
How does Sierra Leone rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Sierra Leone ranks 78th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.