Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty was 9.06 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Sierra Leone, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 9.06 for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Sierra Leone peaked at 9.06 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.21, in 1991.
That places Sierra Leone 178th out of 194 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.
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.66 | — |
| 1991 | 4.21 | -9.7% |
| 1992 | 4.43 | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 4.65 | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 4.87 | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 5.09 | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 5.3 | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 5.52 | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 5.74 | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 5.96 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 6.18 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 6.4 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 6.61 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 6.83 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 7.06 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 7.3 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 7.54 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 7.79 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 8.05 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 8.3 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 8.55 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 8.6 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 8.64 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 8.69 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 8.74 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 8.78 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 8.83 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 8.87 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 8.92 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 8.97 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 9.02 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 9.06 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 9.06 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.06 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.04 | 4.21 | 5.96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.21 | 6.18 | 8.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.76 | 8.55 | 8.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.05 | 9.02 | 9.06 | 4 |
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More education data for Sierra Leone
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Sierra Leone?
- Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Sierra Leone was 9.06 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 9.06 in 2021.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.21 in 1991.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty?
- Sierra Leone ranks 178th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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