MDG: Caribbean vs Sierra Leone: School life expectancy, primary, female

MDG: Caribbean
7.62 years
in 2024
Sierra Leone
9.94 years
in 2024
MDG: Caribbean rank
1st
Sierra Leone rank
2nd

School life expectancy, primary, female over time

  • MDG: Caribbean
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 9.94 years against 7.62 years in MDG: Caribbean, a difference of 2.32 years.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.3 times MDG: Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1971 it was MDG: Caribbean ahead.

MDG: Caribbean ranks 1st and Sierra Leone ranks 2nd of 221 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, MDG: Caribbean averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Caribbean Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 6.3 years 2.04 years 4.26 years MDG: Caribbean
1980s 6.18 years 3.22 years 2.95 years MDG: Caribbean
1990s 6.07 years 2.77 years 3.3 years MDG: Caribbean
2000s 6.59 years 5.21 years 1.38 years MDG: Caribbean
2010s 7.61 years 7.46 years 0.1474 years MDG: Caribbean
2020s 7.61 years 9.61 years 2.01 years Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, female, MDG: Caribbean or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 9.94 years against 7.62 years in MDG: Caribbean as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, female between MDG: Caribbean and Sierra Leone?
2.32 years, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Caribbean and Sierra Leone?
34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do MDG: Caribbean and Sierra Leone rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, female?
MDG: Caribbean ranks 1st and Sierra Leone ranks 2nd of 221 groups.
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

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
436 places, 17,328 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release