Sierra Leone vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: School life expectancy, secondary, male

Sierra Leone
5.73 years
in 2023
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
5.13 years
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
103rd
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank
101st

School life expectancy, secondary, male over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 5.73 years against 5.13 years in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, a difference of 0.6 years.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1971 it was UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 103rd and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 101st of 213 countries.

UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 1.09 years 3.11 years 2.02 years UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
1980s 1.71 years 3.93 years 2.22 years UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
1990s 1.46 years 4.17 years 2.71 years UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
2000s 2.03 years 4.42 years 2.39 years UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
2010s 3.12 years 4.81 years 1.69 years UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
2020s 5.02 years 5.02 years 0.0051 years UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, male, Sierra Leone or UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
Sierra Leone, at 5.73 years against 5.13 years in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, male between Sierra Leone and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
0.6 years, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
27 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Sierra Leone and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
Sierra Leone ranks 103rd and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 101st of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, 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, secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 15,674 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release