School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted was 1.09 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Sierra Leone is 1.09 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.12 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.789 GPIA, in 2001.
Sierra Leone ranks 14th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.07 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.789 GPIA | -26.4% |
| 2007 | 1.08 GPIA | +36.9% |
| 2011 | 1.06 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.08 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.1 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.1 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.09 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1.09 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.03 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1.09 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.03 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +36.9% | 0.789 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA |
| 2001 | -26.4% | 1.07 GPIA | 0.789 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9805 GPIA | 0.789 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 11 American Samoa 1.1 GPIA
- 12 Gambia 1.09 GPIA compare
- 13 Madagascar 1.09 GPIA compare
- 15 Cote d'Ivoire 1.09 GPIA compare
- 16 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.08 GPIA compare
- 17 Bangladesh 1.07 GPIA compare
More education data for Sierra Leone
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2393 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Sierra Leone?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Sierra Leone was 1.09 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.789 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Sierra Leone ranks 14th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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 School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release