MDG: Sub-saharan Africa vs Sierra Leone: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
0.7941 GPIA
in 2021
Sierra Leone
0.4024 GPIA
in 2002
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
188th
Sierra Leone rank
185th

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity over time

  • MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
  • Sierra Leone
0.20.40.60.8197019952021

How they compare

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 0.7941 GPIA against 0.4024 GPIA in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.3917 GPIA.

That makes MDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 2.0 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1971 it was MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 188th and Sierra Leone ranks 185th of 221 groups.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Sub-saharan Africa Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6201 GPIA 0.1821 GPIA 0.4379 GPIA MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 0.5252 GPIA 0.3081 GPIA 0.2171 GPIA MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 0.693 GPIA 0.5386 GPIA 0.1543 GPIA MDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa or Sierra Leone?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 0.7941 GPIA against 0.4024 GPIA in Sierra Leone as of 2021.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity between MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Sierra Leone?
0.3917 GPIA, with MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Sierra Leone?
11 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2002.
How do MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Sierra Leone rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 188th and Sierra Leone ranks 185th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
410 places, 14,225 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release