Population of compulsory school age, male in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Population of compulsory school age, male was 896,005 number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
896,005 number
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
78th
of 186 countries
All-time high
896,005 number
in 2019
All-time low
620,537 number
in 2004
Years of data
16
2004–2019

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k2004201120192004: 620.5k number2005: 646.5k number2006: 669.2k number2007: 688.7k number2008: 706.2k number2009: 722.6k number2010: 738.7k number2011: 754.9k number2012: 772.3k number2013: 790.9k number2014: 810.0k number2015: 846.2k number2016: 864.0k number2017: 864.0k number2018: 880.8k number2019: 896.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, male in Sierra Leone is 896,005 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 896,005 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 620,537 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 675,644 number 620,537 number 722,562 number 6
2010s 821,781 number 738,709 number 896,005 number 10

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 75 Togo 1.02 million number compare
  2. 76 Rwanda 956,620 number compare
  3. 77 Benin 947,684 number compare
  4. 79 Paraguay 895,354 number compare
  5. 80 El Salvador 884,975 number compare
  6. 81 Tajikistan 872,480 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Sierra Leone?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Sierra Leone was 896,005 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 896,005 number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 620,537 number in 2004.
How does Sierra Leone rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Sierra Leone ranks 78th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (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 male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.