Sierra Leone vs United States of America: School life expectancy, secondary, male

Sierra Leone
5.73 years
in 2023
United States of America
5.77 years
in 2022
Sierra Leone rank
103rd
United States of America rank
101st

School life expectancy, secondary, male over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • United States of America
0246197119972023

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 5.77 years against 5.73 years in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.04 years.

Across all 15 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Sierra Leone ranks 103rd and United States of America ranks 101st of 213 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 1.1 years 5.83 years 4.73 years United States of America
1980s 1.75 years 5.77 years 4.03 years United States of America
1990s 1.46 years 5.74 years 4.27 years United States of America
2000s 1.78 years 5.66 years 3.88 years United States of America
2010s 3.22 years 5.91 years 2.69 years United States of America
2020s 4.66 years 6.08 years 1.41 years United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, male, Sierra Leone or United States of America?
United States of America, at 5.77 years against 5.73 years in Sierra Leone as of 2022.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, male between Sierra Leone and United States of America?
0.04 years, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and United States of America?
15 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2021.
How do Sierra Leone and United States of America rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
Sierra Leone ranks 103rd and United States of America 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