School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 6.06 years in 2023. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Sierra Leone, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 6.06 years for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.2% on the previous year and up 120.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Sierra Leone peaked at 6.06 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6505 years, in 1971.
That places Sierra Leone 94th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6505 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.6866 years | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 0.7431 years | +8.2% |
| 1974 | 0.7824 years | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 0.8067 years | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.8289 years | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.8632 years | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.8813 years | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.9152 years | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.886 years | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.9875 years | +11.5% |
| 1984 | 1.25 years | +26.6% |
| 1985 | 1.33 years | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 1.22 years | -8.5% |
| 1988 | 1.37 years | +12.2% |
| 1989 | 1.17 years | -13.9% |
| 1990 | 1.16 years | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 1.1 years | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 1.53 years | +38.4% |
| 2007 | 1.94 years | +27.0% |
| 2011 | 2.43 years | +24.9% |
| 2012 | 2.67 years | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 2.75 years | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 2.88 years | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 2.95 years | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 2.94 years | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 3.01 years | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 4.24 years | +41.1% |
| 2020 | 4.33 years | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 5.08 years | +17.4% |
| 2023 | 6.06 years | +19.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7953 years | 0.6505 years | 0.9152 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.17 years | 0.886 years | 1.37 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.13 years | 1.1 years | 1.16 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.74 years | 1.53 years | 1.94 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.98 years | 2.43 years | 4.24 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.16 years | 4.33 years | 6.06 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 91 Georgia 6.07 years compare
- 92 Ukraine 6.07 years compare
- 93 Colombia 6.06 years compare
- 95 Turks and Caicos Islands 6.02 years compare
- 96 Costa Rica 6 years compare
- 97 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6 years compare
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 162.12 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 162.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Sierra Leone?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Sierra Leone was 6.06 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 6.06 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6505 years in 1971.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Sierra Leone ranks 94th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.3%. 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, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release