School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 5.4 years in 2001. ▲ Rising

Latest (2001)
5.4 years
World rank
175th
of 175 countries
All-time high
5.4 years
in 2001
All-time low
2.26 years
in 1973
Years of data
9
1971–2001

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Sierra Leone, 1971–2001

02461971198620011971: 2.3 years1972: 2.4 years1973: 2.3 years1974: 2.4 years1975: 2.5 years1976: 2.6 years1984: 4 years1985: 4.2 years2001: 5.4 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Sierra Leone is 5.4 years, measured in 2001. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 5.4 years in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.26 years, in 1973.

That places Sierra Leone 175th out of 175 countries with data for 2001, putting it in the bottom quarter.

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) in Sierra Leone, 1971 to 2001.
Year years Change
1971 2.31 years
1972 2.41 years +4.6%
1973 2.26 years -6.2%
1974 2.4 years +6.1%
1975 2.45 years +2.1%
1976 2.59 years +5.6%
1984 3.98 years +53.8%
1985 4.23 years +6.2%
2001 5.4 years +27.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.4 years 2.26 years 2.59 years 6
1980s 4.11 years 3.98 years 4.23 years 2
2000s 5.4 years 5.4 years 5.4 years 1

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 172 Chad 5.88 years compare
  2. 173 Niger 5.73 years compare
  3. 174 Central African Republic 5.6 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Sierra Leone?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Sierra Leone was 5.4 years in 2001, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 5.4 years in 2001.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 2.26 years in 1973.
How does Sierra Leone rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Sierra Leone ranks 175th out of 175 countries with data for 2001.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.