Central African Republic vs Sierra Leone: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Central African Republic
6.85 years
in 2012
Sierra Leone
6.35 years
in 2001
Central African Republic rank
179th
Sierra Leone rank
182nd

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 6.85 years against 6.35 years in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.5 years.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 179th and Sierra Leone ranks 182nd of 183 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 4.9 years 3.42 years 1.48 years Central African Republic
1980s 5.52 years 5.04 years 0.4794 years Central African Republic
1990s 5.22 years 4.37 years 0.8558 years Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Central African Republic or Sierra Leone?
Central African Republic, at 6.85 years against 6.35 years in Sierra Leone as of 2012.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?
0.5 years, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?
13 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1991.
How do Central African Republic and Sierra Leone rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Central African Republic ranks 179th and Sierra Leone ranks 182nd of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (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 to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,038 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.