Mozambique vs Sierra Leone: School life expectancy, primary, male

Mozambique
8.82 years
in 2022
Sierra Leone
9.43 years
in 2024
Mozambique rank
6th
Sierra Leone rank
3rd

School life expectancy, primary, male over time

  • Mozambique
  • Sierra Leone
246810197119972024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 9.43 years against 8.82 years in Mozambique, a difference of 0.61 years.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Mozambique ahead.

Mozambique ranks 6th and Sierra Leone ranks 3rd of 215 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 4.5 years 3.23 years 1.27 years Mozambique
1980s 4.38 years 4.69 years 0.3159 years Sierra Leone
1990s 3.97 years 3.98 years 0.0146 years Sierra Leone
2000s 7.14 years 6.06 years 1.08 years Mozambique
2010s 8.66 years 7.3 years 1.35 years Mozambique
2020s 8.85 years 8.92 years 0.067 years Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, male, Mozambique or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 9.43 years against 8.82 years in Mozambique as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, male between Mozambique and Sierra Leone?
0.61 years, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Sierra Leone?
25 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2022.
How do Mozambique and Sierra Leone rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, male?
Mozambique ranks 6th and Sierra Leone ranks 3rd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, male (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, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
436 places, 17,327 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release