HC Deb 19 July 1957 vol 573 c151W
Mr. Malcolm MacPherson

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many children of primary school age there are in Sierra Leone; and how many of these attend school.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

It is estimated that there are about 430,000 children between the ages of 5 and 12 in Sierra Leone. In 1956 48,258 of these were attending school.