School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 0.7404 GPIA in 2001. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Sierra Leone, 1971–2001
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Sierra Leone is 0.7404 GPIA, measured in 2001. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.7404 GPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.5735 GPIA, in 1973.
Sierra Leone ranks 174th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5893 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.5978 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.5735 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5873 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.5815 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5924 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.6348 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 0.6352 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7404 GPIA | +16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.587 GPIA | 0.5735 GPIA | 0.5978 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.635 GPIA | 0.6348 GPIA | 0.6352 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7404 GPIA | 0.7404 GPIA | 0.7404 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Sierra Leone?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Sierra Leone was 0.7404 GPIA in 2001, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7404 GPIA in 2001.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5735 GPIA in 1973.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Sierra Leone ranks 174th out of 179 countries with data for 2001.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release