Benin vs Sierra Leone: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Benin

3.19 years

in 2023

Sierra Leone

3.54 years

in 2023

Benin rank

184th

Sierra Leone rank

182nd

Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling over time

Sierra Leone currently reports 3.54 years against 3.19 years in Benin, a difference of 0.3411 years.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 184th and Sierra Leone ranks 182nd of 192 countries.

Indicator: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 6,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.