Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share in poverty vs. educational attainment was 7.7 years in 2040. ▲ Rising
Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Sierra Leone, 1980–2040
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 7.7 years for share in poverty vs. educational attainment in 2040. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Sierra Leone peaked at 7.7 years in 2040 and was at its lowest, 1.44 years, in 1980.
That places Sierra Leone 134th out of 146 countries with data for 2040, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.62 years | 1.44 years | 1.81 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.36 years | 2.17 years | 2.55 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.13 years | 2.9 years | 3.36 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.26 years | 4.23 years | 4.28 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 5.34 years | 4.99 years | 5.69 years | 2 |
| 2030s | 6.7 years | 6.37 years | 7.03 years | 2 |
| 2040s | 7.7 years | 7.7 years | 7.7 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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 46,575 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.7 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 166.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Sierra Leone?
- Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Sierra Leone was 7.7 years in 2040, according to Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty vs. educational attainment recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7 years in 2040.
- What is the lowest share in poverty vs. educational attainment recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.44 years in 1980.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share in poverty vs. educational attainment?
- Sierra Leone ranks 134th out of 146 countries with data for 2040.
- Is share in poverty vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average years of formal education for individuals aged 15-64.