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 163 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% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1.14 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.04 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1.14 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.03 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
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
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 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 163 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