School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 0.7395 GPI in 2001. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Sierra Leone, 1971–2001
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2001, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Sierra Leone stood at 0.7395 GPI. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.7395 GPI in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.5655 GPI, in 1973.
Sierra Leone ranks 170th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5817 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.5896 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.5655 GPI | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5789 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.5735 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.5845 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.627 GPI | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 0.628 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7395 GPI | +17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.579 GPI | 0.5655 GPI | 0.5896 GPI | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.6275 GPI | 0.627 GPI | 0.628 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7395 GPI | 0.7395 GPI | 0.7395 GPI | 1 |
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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 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Sierra Leone?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Sierra Leone was 0.7395 GPI in 2001, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7395 GPI in 2001.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5655 GPI in 1973.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Sierra Leone ranks 170th out of 175 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.