School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.05 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Sierra Leone, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Sierra Leone stood at 1.05 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6392 GPIA, in 1973.
Sierra Leone ranks 11th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6619 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.6699 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.6392 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6523 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.64 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6479 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6554 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.657 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.6723 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.7124 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 0.6849 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6812 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.6913 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6917 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.6925 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7217 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.6923 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7019 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9412 GPIA | +34.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7139 GPIA | -24.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9103 GPIA | +27.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9674 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1.05 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9495 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1.05 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +34.1% | 0.7019 GPIA | 0.9412 GPIA |
| 2007 | +27.5% | 0.7139 GPIA | 0.9103 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6529 GPIA | 0.6392 GPIA | 0.6699 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.6935 GPIA | 0.6723 GPIA | 0.7217 GPIA | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.6971 GPIA | 0.6923 GPIA | 0.7019 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8551 GPIA | 0.7139 GPIA | 0.9412 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9674 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Sierra Leone?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Sierra Leone was 1.05 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6392 GPIA in 1973.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Sierra Leone ranks 11th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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, 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