MDG: Sub-saharan Africa vs Sierra Leone: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
0.4686 years
in 2021
Sierra Leone
0.0994 years
in 2002
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
194th
Sierra Leone rank
194th

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time

  • MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 0.4686 years against 0.0994 years in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.3692 years.

That makes MDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 4.7 times Sierra Leone's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 194th and Sierra Leone ranks 194th of 221 groups.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Sub-saharan Africa Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0708 years 0.0309 years 0.0399 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 0.1286 years 0.058 years 0.0706 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 0.1526 years 0.0664 years 0.0862 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 0.2373 years 0.0963 years 0.1411 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa or Sierra Leone?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 0.4686 years against 0.0994 years in Sierra Leone as of 2021.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Sierra Leone?
0.3692 years, with MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Sierra Leone?
19 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2002.
How do MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Sierra Leone rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 194th and Sierra Leone ranks 194th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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, tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
417 places, 15,076 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release