School age population, early childhood education, female in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: School age population, early childhood education, female was 328,005 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
328,005 number
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
92nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
328,005 number
in 2019
All-time low
214,070 number
in 1999
Years of data
18
1999–2019

School age population, early childhood education, female in Sierra Leone, 1999–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1999200920191999: 214.1k number2000: 215.4k number2001: 220.7k number2002: 229.0k number2003: 238.8k number2004: 249.1k number2005: 258.7k number2006: 267.0k number2007: 275.9k number2008: 283.5k number2012: 305.0k number2013: 311.0k number2014: 316.2k number2015: 321.7k number2016: 324.4k number2017: 324.4k number2018: 326.3k number2019: 328.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, female in Sierra Leone is 328,005 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 328,005 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 214,070 number, in 1999.

Sierra Leone ranks 92nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, female in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in Sierra Leone, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 214,070 number
2000 215,406 number +0.6%
2001 220,714 number +2.5%
2002 228,974 number +3.7%
2003 238,772 number +4.3%
2004 249,073 number +4.3%
2005 258,658 number +3.8%
2006 267,005 number +3.2%
2007 275,946 number +3.3%
2008 283,515 number +2.7%
2012 304,955 number +7.6%
2013 311,003 number +2.0%
2014 316,238 number +1.7%
2015 321,693 number +1.7%
2016 324,375 number +0.8%
2017 324,375 number +0.0%
2018 326,305 number +0.6%
2019 328,005 number +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 214,070 number 214,070 number 214,070 number 1
2000s 248,674 number 215,406 number 283,515 number 9
2010s 319,619 number 304,955 number 328,005 number 8

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 89 Benin 340,759 number compare
  2. 90 Paraguay 338,479 number compare
  3. 91 Sri Lanka 329,624 number compare
  4. 93 Tunisia 304,769 number compare
  5. 94 United Arab Emirates 298,468 number compare
  6. 95 Honduras 289,699 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Sierra Leone?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Sierra Leone was 328,005 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 328,005 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 214,070 number in 1999.
How does Sierra Leone rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Sierra Leone ranks 92nd out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/