Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Average years of schooling, males vs. females was 4.82 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Sierra Leone, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling, males vs. females in Sierra Leone is 4.82 years, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling, males vs. females in Sierra Leone peaked at 4.84 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.87 years, in 1990.
That places Sierra Leone 179th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.87 years | — |
| 1991 | 2.99 years | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 3.12 years | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 3.25 years | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 3.38 years | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 3.5 years | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 3.59 years | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 3.68 years | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 3.77 years | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 3.86 years | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 3.95 years | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 4.08 years | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 4.2 years | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 4.33 years | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 4.45 years | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 4.48 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 4.51 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 4.54 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 4.57 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 4.6 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 4.63 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 4.66 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 4.69 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 4.72 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 4.75 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 4.78 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 4.81 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 4.84 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 4.82 years | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 4.8 years | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 4.81 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 4.82 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 4.82 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.82 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4 years | 2.87 years | 3.86 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.37 years | 3.95 years | 4.6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.75 years | 4.63 years | 4.84 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.81 years | 4.81 years | 4.82 years | 4 |
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More education data for Sierra Leone
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 92,723 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2393 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling, males vs. females in Sierra Leone?
- Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Sierra Leone was 4.82 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 4.84 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.87 years in 1990.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for average years of schooling, males vs. females?
- Sierra Leone ranks 179th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling, males vs. females rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling, males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) men over 25 years participated in formal education.