Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total was 4.23 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Sierra Leone, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 4.23 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Sierra Leone peaked at 4.23 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.54, in 1960.
Sierra Leone ranks 131st of 144 countries on this measure, 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 total schooling, age 15+, total in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.54 | — |
| 1965 | 0.67 | +24.1% |
| 1970 | 0.84 | +25.4% |
| 1975 | 1.1 | +31.0% |
| 1980 | 1.4 | +27.3% |
| 1985 | 1.75 | +25.0% |
| 1990 | 2.09 | +19.4% |
| 1995 | 2.46 | +17.7% |
| 2000 | 2.78 | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 3.22 | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 4.23 | +31.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.605 | 0.54 | 0.67 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.97 | 0.84 | 1.1 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.57 | 1.4 | 1.75 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.27 | 2.09 | 2.46 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3 | 2.78 | 3.22 | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.23 | 4.23 | 4.23 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6,439 (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.13 % change on previous year (2002)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Sierra Leone?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Sierra Leone was 4.23 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 4.23 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.54 in 1960.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total?
- Sierra Leone ranks 131st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.2%. 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 total schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 15.