School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 10.99 years in 2019. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Sierra Leone, 2001β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 10.99 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.7% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Sierra Leone peaked at 10.99 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.13 years, in 2001.
That places Sierra Leone 13th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.13 years | 5.13 years | 5.13 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.09 years | 8.48 years | 10.99 years | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 10 Sweden 11.1 years compare
- 11 Algeria 11.07 years compare
- 12 Naoero, Republic of 11.04 years compare
- 14 Costa Rica 10.99 years compare
- 15 St. Kitts and Nevis 10.95 years compare
- 16 Antigua and Barbuda 10.8 years compare
More reference data data for Sierra Leone
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0238 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0797 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6534 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Sierra Leone?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Sierra Leone was 10.99 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 10.99 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.13 years in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Sierra Leone ranks 13th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.