Sierra Leone vs UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity
Sierra Leone
0.4024 GPIA
in 2002
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
0.7941 GPIA
in 2021
Sierra Leone rank
185th
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa rank
188th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity over time
- Sierra Leone
- UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
How they compare
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 0.7941 GPIA against 0.4024 GPIA in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.3917 GPIA.
That makes UNICEF: 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 UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 185th and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 188th of 189 countries.
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1821 GPIA | 0.6201 GPIA | 0.4379 GPIA | UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 0.3081 GPIA | 0.5252 GPIA | 0.2171 GPIA | UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 0.5386 GPIA | 0.693 GPIA | 0.1543 GPIA | UNICEF: 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, Sierra Leone or UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- UNICEF: 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 Sierra Leone and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 0.3917 GPIA, with UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2002.
- How do Sierra Leone and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Sierra Leone ranks 185th and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 188th of 189 countries.
- 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
February 2026 Data Release