School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) was 0.7533 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Sierra Leone is 0.7533 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 192.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.7533 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1168 years, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 171st 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, male (years) (expectancy male) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1168 years | — |
| 2001 | 0.1344 years | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1329 years | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1879 years | +41.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2375 years | +26.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2573 years | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2715 years | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3617 years | +33.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3571 years | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4014 years | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5618 years | +40.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6091 years | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7355 years | +20.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7384 years | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7328 years | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.7533 years | +2.8% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.7533 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3018 years, 2.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.7533 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7533 years, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.128 years | 0.1168 years | 0.1344 years | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.3295 years | 0.1879 years | 0.5618 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7138 years | 0.6091 years | 0.7533 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 168 Saudi Arabia 0.7805 years compare
- 169 South Africa 0.7794 years compare
- 170 Botswana 0.7778 years compare
- 172 Angola 0.7496 years compare
- 173 Cameroon 0.7486 years compare
- 174 Micronesia (country) 0.7323 years compare
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, male in Sierra Leone?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Sierra Leone was 0.7533 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7533 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1168 years in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 171st out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 192.8%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release