School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.05 GPIA in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Sierra Leone, 1971β2024
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 9th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
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
- 6 Bhutan 1.07 GPIA compare
- 6 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 0.8208 GPIA compare
- 7 Sweden 1.06 GPIA compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 1.06 GPIA compare
- 10 Zambia 1.04 GPIA compare
- 11 Nauru 1.04 GPIA compare
- 12 Madagascar 1.04 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)
- School enrollment, primary 162.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0054 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 9th out of 209 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