Iran vs Sierra Leone: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes

Iran
0.5379 years
in 2016
Sierra Leone
0.5765 years
in 2019
Iran rank
164th
Sierra Leone rank
162nd

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes over time

  • Iran
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.5765 years against 0.5379 years in Iran, a difference of 0.0386 years.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 164th and Sierra Leone ranks 162nd of 191 countries.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2037 years 0.1165 years 0.0872 years Iran
2010s 0.4406 years 0.2689 years 0.1717 years Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes, Iran or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.5765 years against 0.5379 years in Iran as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between Iran and Sierra Leone?
0.0386 years, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sierra Leone?
7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do Iran and Sierra Leone rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
Iran ranks 164th and Sierra Leone ranks 162nd of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 7,887 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.