Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total was 1.49 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Sierra Leone, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Sierra Leone is 1.49, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 86.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.49 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.14, in 1960.
That places Sierra Leone 117th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.14 | — |
| 1965 | 0.17 | +21.4% |
| 1970 | 0.23 | +35.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3 | +30.4% |
| 1980 | 0.39 | +30.0% |
| 1985 | 0.51 | +30.8% |
| 1990 | 0.59 | +15.7% |
| 1995 | 0.66 | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8 | +21.2% |
| 2005 | 1.03 | +28.7% |
| 2010 | 1.49 | +44.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.155 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.265 | 0.23 | 0.3 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.45 | 0.39 | 0.51 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.625 | 0.59 | 0.66 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.915 | 0.8 | 1.03 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.49 | 1.49 | 1.49 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9,041 (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2002)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,753 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 30,822 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2,602 (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.2 % change on previous year (2002)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Sierra Leone?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Sierra Leone was 1.49 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.49 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.14 in 1960.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total?
- Sierra Leone ranks 117th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 secondary schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people over age 15.