School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9655 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Sierra Leone, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Sierra Leone is 0.9655 GPI, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.9655 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3782 GPI, in 1971.
That places Sierra Leone 150th out of 196 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.3782 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.3932 GPI | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4096 GPI | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4258 GPI | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4349 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4511 GPI | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4542 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.4614 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4796 GPI | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4795 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.513 GPI | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5061 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5265 GPI | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5767 GPI | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7229 GPI | +25.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7516 GPI | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8597 GPI | +14.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8747 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8784 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9248 GPI | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9655 GPI | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4261 GPI | 0.3782 GPI | 0.4614 GPI | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.4945 GPI | 0.4795 GPI | 0.513 GPI | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.5516 GPI | 0.5265 GPI | 0.5767 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7229 GPI | 0.7229 GPI | 0.7229 GPI | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8758 GPI | 0.7516 GPI | 0.9655 GPI | 6 |
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More education data for Sierra Leone
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 46,575 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Sierra Leone?
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Sierra Leone was 0.9655 GPI in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9655 GPI in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3782 GPI in 1971.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
- Sierra Leone ranks 150th out of 196 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.