Share of all students … vocational adjusted gender parity in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of all students … vocational adjusted gender parity was 1.09 GPIA in 2001. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Sierra Leone, 1971–2001
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 1.09 GPIA for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2001.
The figure is down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.62 GPIA in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.5622 GPIA, in 1976.
Sierra Leone ranks 23rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Share of all students … vocational adjusted gender parity in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7791 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.7126 GPIA | -8.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6565 GPIA | -7.9% |
| 1974 | 0.7822 GPIA | +19.1% |
| 1975 | 0.5678 GPIA | -27.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5622 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8541 GPIA | +51.9% |
| 1978 | 0.7462 GPIA | -12.6% |
| 1984 | 1.58 GPIA | +111.2% |
| 1985 | 1.56 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 1.62 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 1.47 GPIA | -9.0% |
| 1990 | 1.31 GPIA | -11.0% |
| 1991 | 1.46 GPIA | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 1.09 GPIA | -24.8% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1.09 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6651 GPIA, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1.09 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8133 GPIA, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students … vocational adjusted gender parity in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +111.2% | 0.7462 GPIA | 1.58 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7076 GPIA | 0.5622 GPIA | 0.8541 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.56 GPIA | 1.47 GPIA | 1.62 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.38 GPIA | 1.31 GPIA | 1.46 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.5 (2012)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.37 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Sierra Leone?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Sierra Leone was 1.09 GPIA in 2001, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.62 GPIA in 1988.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5622 GPIA in 1976.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Sierra Leone ranks 23rd out of 201 countries with data for 2001.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release