Malawi vs Sierra Leone: School life expectancy, primary, female
Malawi
8.49 years
in 2024
Sierra Leone
9.94 years
in 2024
Malawi rank
4th
Sierra Leone rank
2nd
School life expectancy, primary, female over time
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 9.94 years against 8.49 years in Malawi, a difference of 1.45 years.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 4th and Sierra Leone ranks 2nd of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.87 years | 2.06 years | 0.8156 years | Malawi |
| 1980s | 3.47 years | 3.22 years | 0.2431 years | Malawi |
| 1990s | 4.05 years | 2.77 years | 1.28 years | Malawi |
| 2000s | 8.14 years | 5.21 years | 2.93 years | Malawi |
| 2010s | 8.57 years | 7.46 years | 1.1 years | Malawi |
| 2020s | 8.16 years | 9.61 years | 1.45 years | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, female, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 9.94 years against 8.49 years in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, female between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 1.45 years, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Malawi ranks 4th and Sierra Leone ranks 2nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release