Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes

Papua New Guinea
0.0975 years
in 1999
Sierra Leone
0.0994 years
in 2002
Papua New Guinea rank
195th
Sierra Leone rank
194th

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sierra Leone
0.050.10.150.2197119862002

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0994 years against 0.0975 years in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0019 years.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 195th and Sierra Leone ranks 194th of 196 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1227 years 0.0294 years 0.0933 years Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0873 years 0.0515 years 0.0357 years Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.0994 years against 0.0975 years in Papua New Guinea as of 2002.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
0.0019 years, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
5 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 1986.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
Papua New Guinea ranks 195th and Sierra Leone ranks 194th of 196 countries.
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