Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female was 0.22 in 2010. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2010)
0.22
World rank
127th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.28
in 1960
All-time low
0.22
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Sierra Leone, 1960–2010

00.10.20.31960198520101960: 0.281965: 0.281970: 0.251975: 0.261980: 0.261985: 0.271990: 0.271995: 0.272000: 0.272005: 0.272010: 0.22

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Sierra Leone stood at 0.22. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.28 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.22, in 2010.

Sierra Leone ranks 127th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.28 0.28 0.28 2
1970s 0.255 0.25 0.26 2
1980s 0.265 0.26 0.27 2
1990s 0.27 0.27 0.27 2
2000s 0.27 0.27 0.27 2
2010s 0.22 0.22 0.22 1

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 124 Maldives 0.28 compare
  2. 125 Benin 0.23 compare
  3. 125 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.23 compare
  4. 127 Congo 0.22 compare
  5. 129 Algeria 0.21 compare
  6. 129 Tunisia 0.21 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places β†’

More reference data data for Sierra Leone

All data for Sierra Leone β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Sierra Leone?
Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Sierra Leone was 0.22 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 0.28 in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 0.22 in 2010.
How does Sierra Leone rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female?
Sierra Leone ranks 127th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of primary schooling, 75+, female is the average years of primary education completed among females over age 75.