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

Sierra Leone: School age population, early childhood education, male was 329,163 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
329,163 number
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
92nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
329,163 number
in 2019
All-time low
211,655 number
in 1999
Years of data
18
1999–2019

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1999200920191999: 211.7k number2000: 212.6k number2001: 217.6k number2002: 225.9k number2003: 235.6k number2004: 246.0k number2005: 255.6k number2006: 264.2k number2007: 273.7k number2008: 281.9k number2012: 304.3k number2013: 310.3k number2014: 315.5k number2015: 321.4k number2016: 324.6k number2017: 324.6k number2018: 327.0k number2019: 329.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, early childhood education, male in Sierra Leone stood at 329,163 number. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 329,163 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 211,655 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, male in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, male (number) in Sierra Leone, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 211,655 number
2000 212,614 number +0.5%
2001 217,578 number +2.3%
2002 225,857 number +3.8%
2003 235,647 number +4.3%
2004 245,956 number +4.4%
2005 255,639 number +3.9%
2006 264,165 number +3.3%
2007 273,671 number +3.6%
2008 281,914 number +3.0%
2012 304,279 number +7.9%
2013 310,327 number +2.0%
2014 315,530 number +1.7%
2015 321,402 number +1.9%
2016 324,571 number +1.0%
2017 324,571 number +0.0%
2018 327,011 number +0.8%
2019 329,163 number +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 211,655 number 211,655 number 211,655 number 1
2000s 245,893 number 212,614 number 281,914 number 9
2010s 319,607 number 304,279 number 329,163 number 8

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 89 Benin 351,019 number compare
  2. 90 Togo 345,697 number compare
  3. 91 Sri Lanka 341,004 number compare
  4. 93 Tunisia 322,589 number compare
  5. 94 United Arab Emirates 306,229 number compare
  6. 95 Honduras 303,004 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Sierra Leone?
School age population, early childhood education, male in Sierra Leone was 329,163 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 329,163 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 211,655 number in 1999.
How does Sierra Leone rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
Sierra Leone ranks 92nd out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, male (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

Male 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/