East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Sierra Leone: School life expectancy, primary, female
School life expectancy, primary, female over time
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 8.67 years against 6.12 years in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 2.55 years.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.4 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1973 it was East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th and Sierra Leone ranks 3rd of 43 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.24 years | 2.01 years | 3.23 years | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1980s | 5.52 years | 3.04 years | 2.48 years | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1990s | 5.96 years | 2.62 years | 3.34 years | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2000s | 5.78 years | 3.54 years | 2.24 years | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2010s | 6.03 years | 7.27 years | 1.24 years | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, female, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 8.67 years against 6.12 years in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, female between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sierra Leone?
- 2.55 years, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sierra Leone?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2019.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sierra Leone rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th and Sierra Leone ranks 3rd of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, 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 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.