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Sierra Leone — 36 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 31% (1986)
1991 21% (male 31%, female 11%) age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic (1990 est.)
1992 21% (male 31%, female 11%) age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic (1990 est.)
1993 age 15 and over can read and write English, Merde, Temne, or Arabic (1990) total population: 21% male: 31% female: 11%
1994 age 15 and over can read and write English, Merde, Temne, or Arabic (1990 est.) total population: 21% male: 31% female: 11%
1995 age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic (1990 est.) total population: 21% male: 31% female: 11%
1996 age 15 and over can read and write in English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic (1995 est.) total population: 31.4% male: 45.4% female: 18.2%
1997 definition: age 15 and over can read and write in English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic total population: 31.4% male: 45.4% female: 18.2% (1995 est.)
1998 definition: age 15 and over can read and write in English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic total population: 31.4% male: 45.4% female: 18.2% (1995 est.)
1999 definition: age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic total population: 31.4% male: 45.4% female: 18.2% (1995 est.)
2000 definition: age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic total population: 31.4% male: 45.4% female: 18.2% (1995 est.)
2001 definition: age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic total population: 31.4% male: 45.4% female: 18.2% (1995 est.)
2002 definition: age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic total population: 31.4% male: 45.4% female: 18.2% (1995 est.)
2003 definition: age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic total population: 31.4% male: 45.4% female: 18.2% (1995 est.)
2004 definition: age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic total population: 31.4% male: 45.4% female: 18.2% (1995 est.)
2005 definition: age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic total population: 29.6% male: 39.8% female: 20.5% (2000 est.)
2006 definition: age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic total population: 29.6% male: 39.8% female: 20.5% (2000 est.)
2007 definition: age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic total population: 35.1% male: 46.9% female: 24.4% (2004 est.)
2008 definition: age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic total population: 35.1% male: 46.9% female: 24.4% (2004 est.)
2009 definition: age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic total population: 35.1% male: 46.9% female: 24.4% (2004 est.)
2010 definition: age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic total population: 35.1% male: 46.9% female: 24.4% (2004 est.)
2011 definition: age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic total population: 35.1% male: 46.9% female: 24.4% (2004 est.)
2012 definition: age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic total population: 35.1% male: 46.9% female: 24.4% (2004 est.)
2013 definition: age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic total population: 43.3% male: 54.7% female: 32.6% (2011 est.)
2014 definition: age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic total population: 43.3% male: 54.7% female: 32.6% (2011 est.)
2015 definition: age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic | total population: 48.1% | male: 58.7% | female: 37.7% (2015 est.)
2016 definition: age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic | total population: 48.1% | male: 58.7% | female: 37.7% (2015 est.)
2017 definition: age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic | total population: 48.1% | male: 58.7% | female: 37.7% (2015 est.)
2018 definition: age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic (2015 est.) | total population: 48.1% (2015 est.) | male: 58.7% (2015 est.) | female: 37.7% (2015 est.)
2019 definition: age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic | total population: 48.1% | male: 58.7% | female: 37.7% (2015)
2020 definition: age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic | total population: 43.2% | male: 51.6% | female: 39.8% (2018)
2021 definition: age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic total population: 43.2% male: 51.6% female: 39.8% (2018)
2022 definition: age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic total population: 43.2% male: 51.6% female: 39.8% (2018)
2023 definition: age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic total population: 47.7% male: 55.3% female: 39.8% (2021)
2024 definition: age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic total population: 48.6% male: 56.3% female: 41.3% (2022)
2025 total population: 43.6% (2019 est.) male: 54.6% (2019 est.) female: 33.9% (2019 est.)