School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) was 0.1377 years in 2002. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Sierra Leone, 1971–2002
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Sierra Leone is 0.1377 years, measured in 2002.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.1421 years in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0415 years, in 1971.
Sierra Leone ranks 174th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0415 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.0463 years | +11.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0498 years | +7.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0529 years | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0565 years | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0563 years | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0499 years | -11.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0503 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0856 years | +70.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1421 years | +66.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1377 years | -3.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.1377 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3846 years, 36% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.1377 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5392 years, 26% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0506 years | 0.0415 years | 0.0565 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0501 years | 0.0499 years | 0.0503 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1218 years | 0.0856 years | 0.1421 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.5 (2012)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.37 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Sierra Leone?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Sierra Leone was 0.1377 years in 2002, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1421 years in 2001.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0415 years in 1971.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 174th out of 177 countries with data for 2002.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.