Burundi vs Sierra Leone: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity
Burundi
1.07 GPIA
in 2025
Sierra Leone
1.07 GPIA
in 2023
Burundi rank
13th
Sierra Leone rank
12th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity over time
- Burundi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 1.07 GPIA against 1.07 GPIA in Burundi, a difference of 0 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Burundi ranks 13th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 208 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5635 GPIA | 0.5955 GPIA | 0.0319 GPIA | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.7165 GPIA | 0.646 GPIA | 0.0705 GPIA | Burundi |
| 1990s | 0.8027 GPIA | 0.6582 GPIA | 0.1445 GPIA | Burundi |
| 2000s | 0.8982 GPIA | 0.8665 GPIA | 0.0318 GPIA | Burundi |
| 2010s | 0.9939 GPIA | 0.9876 GPIA | 0.0063 GPIA | Burundi |
| 2020s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 0.0236 GPIA | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity, Burundi or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 1.07 GPIA against 1.07 GPIA in Burundi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity between Burundi and Sierra Leone?
- 0 GPIA, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Sierra Leone?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2020.
- How do Burundi and Sierra Leone rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Burundi ranks 13th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, 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