School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) was 0.8286 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.8286 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 188.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.8286 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1061 years, in 2001.
That places Sierra Leone 166th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1259 years | — |
| 2001 | 0.1061 years | -15.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1444 years | +36.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1995 years | +38.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2585 years | +29.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2868 years | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3055 years | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4104 years | +34.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3987 years | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4524 years | +13.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6287 years | +39.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6797 years | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8046 years | +18.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8118 years | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8056 years | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.8286 years | +2.9% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.8286 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3069 years, 2.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.8286 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7777 years, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1255 years | 0.1061 years | 0.1444 years | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.3676 years | 0.1995 years | 0.6287 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7861 years | 0.6797 years | 0.8286 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38,043 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 73,295 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,708 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 92,723 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Sierra Leone?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Sierra Leone was 0.8286 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8286 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1061 years in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 166th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 188.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release