Sierra Leone vs Sweden: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female over time
- Sierra Leone
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 11.16 years against 11.11 years in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.05 years.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Sierra Leone ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 10th of 188 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.23 years | 10.07 years | 5.84 years | Sweden |
| 2010s | 8.77 years | 10.34 years | 1.58 years | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female, Sierra Leone or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 11.16 years against 11.11 years in Sierra Leone as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female between Sierra Leone and Sweden?
- 0.05 years, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Sweden?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
- How do Sierra Leone and Sweden rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 10th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels 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.