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
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
February 2026 Data Release