Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling was 3.7 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Sierra Leone, 1950β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Sierra Leone stood at 3.7. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Sierra Leone peaked at 6.61 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 3.7, in 2024.
That places Sierra Leone 35th out of 229 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.08 | 6 | 6.15 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.3 | 6.17 | 6.39 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.51 | 6.41 | 6.59 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.58 | 6.55 | 6.61 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.54 | 6.42 | 6.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.91 | 5.45 | 6.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.71 | 4.19 | 5.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.89 | 3.7 | 4.08 | 5 |
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More education data for Sierra Leone
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 162.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0054 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Sierra Leone?
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Sierra Leone was 3.7 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 6.61 in 1987.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7 in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling?
- Sierra Leone ranks 35th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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