Sierra Leone vs UNESCO: Sids: School life expectancy, primary, female
Sierra Leone
9.94 years
in 2024
UNESCO: Sids
7.13 years
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
2nd
UNESCO: Sids rank
3rd
School life expectancy, primary, female over time
- Sierra Leone
- UNESCO: Sids
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 9.94 years against 7.13 years in UNESCO: Sids, a difference of 2.81 years.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.4 times UNESCO: Sids's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1971 it was UNESCO: Sids ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 2nd and UNESCO: Sids ranks 3rd of 215 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 | 2.04 years | 5.88 years | 3.84 years | UNESCO: Sids |
| 1980s | 3.22 years | 5.78 years | 2.56 years | UNESCO: Sids |
| 1990s | 2.77 years | 5.75 years | 2.98 years | UNESCO: Sids |
| 2000s | 5.21 years | 6.1 years | 0.8918 years | UNESCO: Sids |
| 2010s | 7.46 years | 7.16 years | 0.306 years | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 9.61 years | 7.15 years | 2.47 years | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, female, Sierra Leone or UNESCO: Sids?
- Sierra Leone, at 9.94 years against 7.13 years in UNESCO: Sids as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, female between Sierra Leone and UNESCO: Sids?
- 2.81 years, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and UNESCO: Sids?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and UNESCO: Sids rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 2nd and UNESCO: Sids ranks 3rd 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