School life expectancy, primary, female in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: School life expectancy, primary, female was 9.94 years in 2024. β Volatile
School life expectancy, primary, female in Sierra Leone, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, female in Sierra Leone stood at 9.94 years.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 9.99 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.84 years, in 1973.
That places Sierra Leone 2nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.04 years | 1.84 years | 2.25 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 3.22 years | 2.92 years | 3.58 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 2.77 years | 2.62 years | 2.93 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.21 years | 3.68 years | 8.16 years | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.46 years | 6.86 years | 8.84 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 9.61 years | 8.71 years | 9.99 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- 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 46,575 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.7 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 166.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in Sierra Leone?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Sierra Leone was 9.94 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 9.99 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.84 years in 1973.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 2nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. 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, primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release