Children out of school, primary in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Children out of school, primary was 12,746 in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Children out of school, primary in Sierra Leone, 1983–2015
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2015, children out of school, primary in Sierra Leone stood at 12,746. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 79.3% over five years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Sierra Leone peaked at 335,881 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 12,746, in 2015.
Sierra Leone ranks 106th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 335,881 | 335,881 | 335,881 | 1 |
| 2010s | 30,272 | 12,746 | 61,582 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 162.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 46,575 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 166.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 157.9% (2024)
- Labor force, female 48.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total 2.93 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Sierra Leone?
- Children out of school, primary in Sierra Leone was 12,746 in 2015, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 335,881 in 1983.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,746 in 2015.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for children out of school, primary?
- Sierra Leone ranks 106th out of 197 countries with data for 2015.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.