SDG: Sub-saharan Africa vs Sierra Leone: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
0.7233 years
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.7906 years
in 2024
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
179th
Sierra Leone rank
177th

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes over time

  • SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
  • Sierra Leone
0.20.40.60.8197319982024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.7906 years against 0.7233 years in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0673 years.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Sub-saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2000 it was SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 179th and Sierra Leone ranks 177th of 221 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, SDG: Sub-saharan Africa averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Sub-saharan Africa Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3759 years 0.1267 years 0.2492 years SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 0.6215 years 0.3484 years 0.273 years SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 0.675 years 0.7497 years 0.0747 years Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes, SDG: Sub-saharan Africa or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.7906 years against 0.7233 years in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Sierra Leone?
0.0673 years, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Sierra Leone?
16 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Sierra Leone rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 179th and Sierra Leone ranks 177th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 15,404 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release