Sierra Leone vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index

Sierra Leone
0.4024 GPIA
in 2002
WB: Sub-saharan Africa
0.7715 GPIA
in 2021
Sierra Leone rank
187th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank
190th

School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa
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How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 0.7715 GPIA against 0.4024 GPIA in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.3691 GPIA.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 1.9 times Sierra Leone's.

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

Sierra Leone ranks 187th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 190th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone WB: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1821 GPIA 0.5592 GPIA 0.3771 GPIA WB: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 0.3081 GPIA 0.5171 GPIA 0.2091 GPIA WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 0.5386 GPIA 0.6899 GPIA 0.1513 GPIA WB: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index, Sierra Leone or WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa, at 0.7715 GPIA against 0.4024 GPIA in Sierra Leone as of 2021.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index between Sierra Leone and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
0.3691 GPIA, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
11 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2002.
How do Sierra Leone and WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
Sierra Leone ranks 187th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 190th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
412 places, 14,075 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release