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

Sierra Leone
0.0994 years
in 2002
WB: Sub-saharan Africa
0.4688 years
in 2021
Sierra Leone rank
194th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank
191st

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time

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

WB: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 0.4688 years against 0.0994 years in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.3694 years.

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

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

Sierra Leone ranks 194th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 191st of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone WB: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0309 years 0.0708 years 0.0399 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 0.058 years 0.1288 years 0.0708 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 0.0664 years 0.1527 years 0.0863 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 0.0963 years 0.2376 years 0.1413 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, Sierra Leone or WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa, at 0.4688 years against 0.0994 years in Sierra Leone as of 2021.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between Sierra Leone and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
0.3694 years, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
19 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2002.
How do Sierra Leone and WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
Sierra Leone ranks 194th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 191st 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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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