Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1.14 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Sierra Leone, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 1.14 GPIA for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.14 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9618 GPIA, in 2013.
Sierra Leone ranks 10th of 161 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.9618 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.14 GPIA | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9618 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 7 Burkina Faso 1.17 GPIA compare
- 8 Kuwait 1.17 GPIA compare
- 9 Bhutan 1.16 GPIA compare
- 11 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.12 GPIA compare
- 12 Syria 1.11 GPIA compare
- 13 Saint Lucia 1.11 GPIA compare
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 553,045 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 18.85 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 178,431 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9,041 (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2002)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,753 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 30,822 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2,602 (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.2 % change on previous year (2002)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Sierra Leone?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Sierra Leone was 1.14 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9618 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Sierra Leone ranks 10th out of 161 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release