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
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Sierra Leone, 1971–2001
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More gender data for Sierra Leone
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,446 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.722 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 122,158 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 124,999 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 118,334 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 120,652 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 116,120 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 118,274 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 114,582 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 116,632 (2025)
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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About this data
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.