Sierra Leone vs UNESCO: Sids: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes
Sierra Leone
9.68 years
in 2024
UNESCO: Sids
7.21 years
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
2nd
UNESCO: Sids rank
3rd
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes over time
- Sierra Leone
- UNESCO: Sids
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 9.68 years against 7.21 years in UNESCO: Sids, a difference of 2.47 years.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.3 times UNESCO: Sids's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1971 it was UNESCO: Sids ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 2nd and UNESCO: Sids ranks 3rd of 218 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 2 and UNESCO: Sids in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | UNESCO: Sids | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.58 years | 6.08 years | 3.49 years | UNESCO: Sids |
| 1980s | 3.98 years | 5.99 years | 2.01 years | UNESCO: Sids |
| 1990s | 3.38 years | 5.89 years | 2.51 years | UNESCO: Sids |
| 2000s | 5.63 years | 6.24 years | 0.6036 years | UNESCO: Sids |
| 2010s | 7.38 years | 7.3 years | 0.0876 years | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 9.38 years | 7.23 years | 2.15 years | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, both sexes, Sierra Leone or UNESCO: Sids?
- Sierra Leone, at 9.68 years against 7.21 years in UNESCO: Sids as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between Sierra Leone and UNESCO: Sids?
- 2.47 years, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and UNESCO: Sids?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and UNESCO: Sids rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Sierra Leone ranks 2nd and UNESCO: Sids ranks 3rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release