Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total was 3.53 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total in Sierra Leone, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 3.53 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total in Sierra Leone peaked at 3.53 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.41, in 1960.
Sierra Leone ranks 127th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.41 | — |
| 1965 | 0.75 | +82.9% |
| 1970 | 0.93 | +24.0% |
| 1975 | 1.35 | +45.2% |
| 1980 | 1.64 | +21.5% |
| 1985 | 1.9 | +15.9% |
| 1990 | 2.2 | +15.8% |
| 1995 | 2.51 | +14.1% |
| 2000 | 2.97 | +18.3% |
| 2005 | 2.68 | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 3.53 | +31.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.58 | 0.41 | 0.75 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.14 | 0.93 | 1.35 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.77 | 1.64 | 1.9 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.35 | 2.2 | 2.51 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.83 | 2.68 | 2.97 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.53 | 3.53 | 3.53 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 19.82 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46,575 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 609,235 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 20.8 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 553,045 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 18.85 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 178,431 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total in Sierra Leone?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total in Sierra Leone was 3.53 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 3.53 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.41 in 1960.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total?
- Sierra Leone ranks 127th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 20-24, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 20-24.