School life expectancy, secondary, female in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 6.39 years in 2023. β Volatile
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Sierra Leone, 1971β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 6.39 years for school life expectancy, secondary, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.0% on the previous year and up 148.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 6.39 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3623 years, in 1971.
Sierra Leone ranks 81st of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 0.4731 years | 0.3623 years | 0.5611 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.8511 years | 0.7923 years | 0.9297 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.8069 years | 0.8045 years | 0.8092 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.43 years | 1.28 years | 1.59 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.85 years | 2.09 years | 4.22 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.3 years | 4.35 years | 6.39 years | 3 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 162.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0054 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in Sierra Leone?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in Sierra Leone was 6.39 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 6.39 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3623 years in 1971.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 81st out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 148.7%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release