Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita was 3.54 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Sierra Leone, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Sierra Leone stood at 3.54. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 3.54 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.91, in 1990.
That places Sierra Leone 182nd out of 192 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 vs gdp per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.91 | — |
| 1991 | 2 | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 2.09 | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 2.18 | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 2.27 | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 2.36 | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 2.45 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 2.53 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 2.61 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 2.69 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 2.77 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 2.87 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 2.96 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 3.05 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 3.14 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 3.17 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 3.2 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 3.23 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 3.25 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 3.28 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 3.31 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 3.34 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 3.37 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 3.4 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 3.42 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 3.45 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 3.48 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 3.51 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 3.51 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 3.5 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 3.52 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 3.54 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 3.54 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.54 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.31 | 1.91 | 2.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.09 | 2.77 | 3.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.43 | 3.31 | 3.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.53 | 3.52 | 3.54 | 4 |
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More education data for Sierra Leone
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 46,575 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 162.12 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 162.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Sierra Leone was 3.54 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 3.54 in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.91 in 1990.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 182nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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