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

Sierra Leone: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total was 0.42 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
0.42
World rank
135th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.42
in 2010
All-time low
0.26
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

00.10.20.30.41960198520101960: 0.271965: 0.281970: 0.261975: 0.271980: 0.271985: 0.271990: 0.351995: 0.382000: 0.42005: 0.392010: 0.42

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

Analysis

Sierra Leone recorded 0.42 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.42 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.26, in 1970.

That places Sierra Leone 135th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.275 0.27 0.28 2
1970s 0.265 0.26 0.27 2
1980s 0.27 0.27 0.27 2
1990s 0.365 0.35 0.38 2
2000s 0.395 0.39 0.4 2
2010s 0.42 0.42 0.42 1

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 133 Benin 0.48 compare
  2. 134 Niger 0.43 compare
  3. 136 Nepal 0.4 compare
  4. 137 Maldives 0.34 compare
  5. 138 Mali 0.33 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Sierra Leone?
Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Sierra Leone was 0.42 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+, total recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 0.42 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 0.26 in 1970.
How does Sierra Leone rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total?
Sierra Leone ranks 135th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total
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
Last refreshed

Average years of primary schooling, 75+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 75.