School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 0.4151 GPI in 2002. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2002)
0.4151 GPI
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
171st
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.8449 GPI
in 2000
All-time low
0.1669 GPI
in 1972
Years of data
11
1971–2002

School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Sierra Leone, 1971–2002

0.20.40.60.81971198620021971: 0.191 GPI1972: 0.167 GPI1973: 0.168 GPI1974: 0.176 GPI1975: 0.209 GPI1976: 0.186 GPI1984: 0.309 GPI1985: 0.309 GPI2000: 0.845 GPI2001: 0.411 GPI2002: 0.415 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Sierra Leone recorded 0.4151 GPI for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in 2002.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.8449 GPI in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1669 GPI, in 1972.

That places Sierra Leone 171st out of 177 countries with data for 2002, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.1828 GPI 0.1669 GPI 0.2087 GPI 6
1980s 0.3088 GPI 0.3086 GPI 0.309 GPI 2
2000s 0.5569 GPI 0.4107 GPI 0.8449 GPI 3

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 168 Ethiopia 0.4832 GPI compare
  2. 169 Yemen 0.4402 GPI compare
  3. 170 Benin 0.4376 GPI compare
  4. 172 Guinea 0.4134 GPI compare
  5. 173 Mali 0.4028 GPI compare
  6. 174 Central African Republic 0.365 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 222 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Sierra Leone?
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Sierra Leone was 0.4151 GPI in 2002, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 0.8449 GPI in 2000.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1669 GPI in 1972.
How does Sierra Leone rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
Sierra Leone ranks 171st out of 177 countries with data for 2002.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
222 places, 6,910 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.