School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 217,622 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Sierra Leone, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Sierra Leone stood at 217,622 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Sierra Leone peaked at 217,622 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 80,225 number, in 1970.
Sierra Leone ranks 81st of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 80,225 number | — |
| 1971 | 81,249 number | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 84,034 number | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 86,631 number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 88,947 number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 90,907 number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 92,448 number | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 95,612 number | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 98,653 number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 101,412 number | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 103,720 number | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 105,407 number | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 108,695 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 111,761 number | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 114,644 number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 117,434 number | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 120,145 number | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 125,043 number | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 130,074 number | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 134,558 number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 137,680 number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 138,859 number | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 140,421 number | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 140,678 number | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 140,005 number | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 138,914 number | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 137,751 number | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 133,445 number | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 134,734 number | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 136,455 number | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 138,607 number | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 140,998 number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 146,362 number | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 152,710 number | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 159,374 number | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 165,603 number | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 170,957 number | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 176,776 number | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 181,886 number | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 186,295 number | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 190,059 number | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 193,060 number | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 197,395 number | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 201,637 number | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 205,504 number | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 210,711 number | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 213,122 number | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 213,122 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 214,897 number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 216,274 number | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 217,622 number | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90,012 number | 80,225 number | 101,412 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 117,148 number | 103,720 number | 134,558 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 137,894 number | 133,445 number | 140,678 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 161,957 number | 138,607 number | 186,295 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 205,578 number | 190,059 number | 216,274 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 217,622 number | 217,622 number | 217,622 number | 1 |
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More reference data data for Sierra Leone
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0238 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0797 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6534 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Sierra Leone?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Sierra Leone was 217,622 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 217,622 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 80,225 number in 1970.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
- Sierra Leone ranks 81st out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/