School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 1.11 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.11 GPI
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
8th
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.12 GPI
in 2016
All-time low
1.04 GPI
in 2011
Years of data
8
2011–2019

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Sierra Leone, 2011–2019

00.250.50.7512011201520192011: 1 GPI2012: 1.1 GPI2013: 1.1 GPI2015: 1.1 GPI2016: 1.1 GPI2017: 1.1 GPI2018: 1.1 GPI2019: 1.1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Sierra Leone recorded 1.11 GPI for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in 2019.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.12 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.04 GPI, in 2011.

Sierra Leone ranks 8th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Sierra Leone, 2011 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
2011 1.04 GPI —
2012 1.07 GPI +2.6%
2013 1.1 GPI +2.4%
2015 1.11 GPI +1.2%
2016 1.12 GPI +1.0%
2017 1.1 GPI -1.6%
2018 1.12 GPI +1.0%
2019 1.11 GPI -0.5%

Sierra Leone compared with similar countries

  • Sierra Leone's 1.11 GPI is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.04 GPI, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Sierra Leone's 1.11 GPI is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.02 GPI, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 5 Senegal 1.12 GPI compare
  2. 6 Azerbaijan 1.12 GPI compare
  3. 7 Antigua and Barbuda 1.11 GPI compare
  4. 9 Madagascar 1.1 GPI compare
  5. 10 Gibraltar 1.1 GPI compare
  6. 11 Sao Tome and Principe 1.09 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Sierra Leone?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Sierra Leone was 1.11 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 1.12 GPI in 2016.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 2011.
How does Sierra Leone rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
Sierra Leone ranks 8th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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 School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,031 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.