School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 1.03 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Sierra Leone, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Sierra Leone is 1.03 GPI, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.03 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6302 GPI, in 1973.
Sierra Leone ranks 18th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6438 GPI | 0.6302 GPI | 0.6602 GPI | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.6849 GPI | 0.6629 GPI | 0.7152 GPI | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.6903 GPI | 0.6858 GPI | 0.6948 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8211 GPI | 0.708 GPI | 0.9342 GPI | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9493 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Sierra Leone?
- School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Sierra Leone was 1.03 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6302 GPI in 1973.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
- Sierra Leone ranks 18th out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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, primary, 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.