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
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Sierra Leone, 1971–2002
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 162.12 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 162.1% (2024)
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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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.