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 108,623 number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
108,623 number
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
81st
of 202 countries
All-time high
108,623 number
in 2020
All-time low
40,620 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Sierra Leone, 1970–2020

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k197019952020

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 108,623 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Sierra Leone peaked at 108,623 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 40,620 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 45,508 number 40,620 number 51,232 number 10
1980s 58,989 number 52,376 number 67,698 number 10
1990s 69,323 number 67,050 number 70,711 number 10
2000s 81,420 number 69,700 number 93,393 number 10
2010s 102,848 number 95,197 number 108,006 number 10
2020s 108,623 number 108,623 number 108,623 number 1

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 78 Bolivia 115,803 number compare
  2. 79 Togo 114,045 number compare
  3. 80 Jordan 113,467 number compare
  4. 82 Papua New Guinea 102,793 number compare
  5. 83 Tunisia 101,524 number compare
  6. 84 Honduras 96,244 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places β†’

More reference data data for Sierra Leone

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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 108,623 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 108,623 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 40,620 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 14.1%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female 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/