Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 50-54, total in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 50-54, total was 0.66 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 50-54, total in Sierra Leone, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.66 for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 50-54, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 69.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 50-54, total in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.66 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.07, in 1960.
That places Sierra Leone 129th 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 50-54, total in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.07 | — |
| 1965 | 0.14 | +100.0% |
| 1970 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.17 | +21.4% |
| 1990 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.25 | +47.1% |
| 2000 | 0.39 | +56.0% |
| 2005 | 0.55 | +41.0% |
| 2010 | 0.66 | +20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.105 | 0.07 | 0.14 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.155 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.21 | 0.17 | 0.25 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.47 | 0.39 | 0.55 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.2393 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 50-54, total in Sierra Leone?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 50-54, total in Sierra Leone was 0.66 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 50-54, total recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.66 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 50-54, total recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.07 in 1960.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 50-54, total?
- Sierra Leone ranks 129th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 50-54, total rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.2%. 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 50-54, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 50-54, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 50-54.