School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 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.
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 Côte 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
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 162.12 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 162.1% (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