Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 97.5 in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Sierra Leone, 1820–2012
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 97.5 for gender gap education levels, gaps filled in 2012. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Sierra Leone peaked at 97.5 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1820.
That places Sierra Leone 53rd out of 190 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 0 | — |
| 1825 | 0 | — |
| 1830 | 0.01 | — |
| 1835 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.02 | +100.0% |
| 1855 | 0.03 | +50.0% |
| 1860 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.04 | +33.3% |
| 1870 | 0.06 | +50.0% |
| 1875 | 0.08 | +33.3% |
| 1880 | 0.1 | +25.0% |
| 1885 | 0.13 | +30.0% |
| 1890 | 0.18 | +38.5% |
| 1895 | 0.23 | +27.8% |
| 1900 | 0.31 | +34.8% |
| 1905 | 0.41 | +32.3% |
| 1910 | 0.54 | +31.7% |
| 1915 | 0.71 | +31.5% |
| 1920 | 0.93 | +31.0% |
| 1925 | 1.23 | +32.3% |
| 1930 | 1.62 | +31.7% |
| 1935 | 2.12 | +30.9% |
| 1940 | 2.79 | +31.6% |
| 1945 | 3.65 | +30.8% |
| 1950 | 4.77 | +30.7% |
| 1955 | 6.32 | +32.5% |
| 1960 | 12.75 | +101.7% |
| 1965 | 17.85 | +40.0% |
| 1970 | 22.1 | +23.8% |
| 1975 | 23.8 | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 38.25 | +60.7% |
| 1981 | 38.63 | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 39.01 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 39.4 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 92.6 | +135.0% |
| 2012 | 97.5 | +5.3% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 97.5 is above the median for low income countries, which is 68.33, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 97.5 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.36, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +135.0% | 39.4 | 92.6 |
| 1960 | +101.7% | 6.32 | 12.75 |
| 1850 | +100.0% | 0.01 | 0.02 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1830s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1840s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1850s | 0.025 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 2 |
| 1860s | 0.035 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 2 |
| 1870s | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 2 |
| 1880s | 0.115 | 0.1 | 0.13 | 2 |
| 1890s | 0.205 | 0.18 | 0.23 | 2 |
| 1900s | 0.36 | 0.31 | 0.41 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.625 | 0.54 | 0.71 | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.08 | 0.93 | 1.23 | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.87 | 1.62 | 2.12 | 2 |
| 1940s | 3.22 | 2.79 | 3.65 | 2 |
| 1950s | 5.54 | 4.77 | 6.32 | 2 |
| 1960s | 15.3 | 12.75 | 17.85 | 2 |
| 1970s | 22.95 | 22.1 | 23.8 | 2 |
| 1980s | 38.82 | 38.25 | 39.4 | 4 |
| 2010s | 95.05 | 92.6 | 97.5 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Sierra Leone?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Sierra Leone was 97.5 in 2012, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5 in 2012.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1820.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Sierra Leone ranks 53rd out of 190 countries with data for 2012.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.