School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
1.01 GPI
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
89th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 2017
All-time low
0.5799 GPI
in 1973
Years of data
21
1971–2017

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Sierra Leone, 1971–2017

00.250.50.7511971199420171971: 0.596 GPI1972: 0.605 GPI1973: 0.58 GPI1974: 0.594 GPI1975: 0.587 GPI1976: 0.598 GPI1977: 0.604 GPI1978: 0.607 GPI1984: 0.638 GPI1985: 0.639 GPI1988: 0.646 GPI1989: 0.668 GPI1990: 0.65 GPI1991: 0.668 GPI2001: 0.715 GPI2011: 0.901 GPI2012: 0.957 GPI2013: 0.969 GPI2015: 0.979 GPI2016: 0.989 GPI2017: 1 GPI

Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2017, school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Sierra Leone stood at 1.01 GPI. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5799 GPI, in 1973.

Sierra Leone ranks 89th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Sierra Leone, 1971 to 2017.
Year GPI Change
1971 0.5958 GPI
1972 0.6047 GPI +1.5%
1973 0.5799 GPI -4.1%
1974 0.5938 GPI +2.4%
1975 0.5871 GPI -1.1%
1976 0.5976 GPI +1.8%
1977 0.6039 GPI +1.1%
1978 0.6069 GPI +0.5%
1984 0.6384 GPI +5.2%
1985 0.6391 GPI +0.1%
1988 0.6459 GPI +1.1%
1989 0.6681 GPI +3.4%
1990 0.6503 GPI -2.7%
1991 0.668 GPI +2.7%
2001 0.7146 GPI +7.0%
2011 0.9007 GPI +26.1%
2012 0.9571 GPI +6.3%
2013 0.9694 GPI +1.3%
2015 0.9791 GPI +1.0%
2016 0.9887 GPI +1.0%
2017 1.01 GPI +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.5962 GPI 0.5799 GPI 0.6069 GPI 8
1980s 0.6479 GPI 0.6384 GPI 0.6681 GPI 4
1990s 0.6591 GPI 0.6503 GPI 0.668 GPI 2
2000s 0.7146 GPI 0.7146 GPI 0.7146 GPI 1
2010s 0.9668 GPI 0.9007 GPI 1.01 GPI 6

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

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  3. 88 Saint Lucia 1.01 GPI compare
  4. 90 Georgia 1.01 GPI compare
  5. 91 Cape Verde 1.01 GPI compare
  6. 92 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.01 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Sierra Leone?
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Sierra Leone was 1.01 GPI in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2017.
What is the lowest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5799 GPI in 1973.
How does Sierra Leone rank for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index?
Sierra Leone ranks 89th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
Is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.