School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender was 1.07 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.07 GPIA
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
12th
of 208 countries
All-time high
1.07 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.5789 GPIA
in 1973
Years of data
27
1971–2023
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Sierra Leone, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 1.07 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5789 GPIA, in 1973.
That places Sierra Leone 12th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5939 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.6031 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.5789 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5927 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.5866 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5976 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.6038 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6069 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.6373 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6376 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.6442 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6648 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.6486 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.6677 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7151 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8665 GPIA | +21.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9078 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9668 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.977 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9864 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.07 GPIA | +3.1% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1.07 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.955 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1.07 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.988 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5955 GPIA | 0.5789 GPIA | 0.6069 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.646 GPIA | 0.6373 GPIA | 0.6648 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.6582 GPIA | 0.6486 GPIA | 0.6677 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7908 GPIA | 0.7151 GPIA | 0.8665 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9876 GPIA | 0.9078 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 3 |
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 and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Sierra Leone?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Sierra Leone was 1.07 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5789 GPIA in 1973.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Sierra Leone ranks 12th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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 and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release