School life expectancy, secondary, female in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 2.9 years in 2017. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Sierra Leone, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in Sierra Leone is 2.9 years, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 2.9 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3585 years, in 1971.
That places Sierra Leone 167th out of 195 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4715 years | 0.3585 years | 0.5566 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.8149 years | 0.7515 years | 0.8838 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.7791 years | 0.7622 years | 0.7961 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.22 years | 1.22 years | 1.22 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.55 years | 2.03 years | 2.9 years | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in Sierra Leone?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in Sierra Leone was 2.9 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3585 years in 1971.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 167th out of 195 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, female (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 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.