Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 1.06 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Sierra Leone, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Sierra Leone is 1.06 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7061 GPIA, in 2001.
That places Sierra Leone 9th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.7061 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.9417 GPIA | +33.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9925 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7061 GPIA | 0.7061 GPIA | 0.7061 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9417 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2393 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Sierra Leone?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Sierra Leone was 1.06 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7061 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Sierra Leone ranks 9th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release