School life expectancy, secondary, male in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 5.73 years in 2023. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Sierra Leone, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, male in Sierra Leone is 5.73 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.3% on the previous year and up 95.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 5.73 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9461 years, in 1971.
That places Sierra Leone 103rd out of 213 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, male in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9461 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.9872 years | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 1.06 years | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 1.1 years | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 1.13 years | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 1.14 years | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 1.19 years | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 1.21 years | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 1.69 years | +40.1% |
| 1985 | 1.8 years | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 1.8 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.56 years | -13.5% |
| 1990 | 1.53 years | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 1.4 years | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 1.78 years | +26.8% |
| 2007 | 2.29 years | +28.7% |
| 2011 | 2.76 years | +20.7% |
| 2012 | 2.87 years | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 2.93 years | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 3.06 years | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 3.04 years | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 2.98 years | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 3.05 years | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 4.26 years | +39.6% |
| 2020 | 4.31 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 5.02 years | +16.5% |
| 2023 | 5.73 years | +14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.09 years | 0.9461 years | 1.21 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.71 years | 1.56 years | 1.8 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.46 years | 1.4 years | 1.53 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.03 years | 1.78 years | 2.29 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.12 years | 2.76 years | 4.26 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.02 years | 4.31 years | 5.73 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 100 Republic of Korea 5.8 years compare
- 101 United States of America 5.77 years compare
- 102 Qatar 5.76 years compare
- 104 Macau, China 5.6 years compare
- 105 Ecuador 5.55 years compare
- 106 Naoero 5.52 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, male in Sierra Leone?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in Sierra Leone was 5.73 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 5.73 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9461 years in 1971.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 103rd out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.7%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release