Bhutan vs Sierra Leone: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Bhutan
1.07 index
in 2024
Sierra Leone
1.05 index
in 2024
Bhutan rank
7th
Sierra Leone rank
11th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Bhutan
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 1.07 index against 1.05 index in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.02 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Bhutan ranks 7th and Sierra Leone ranks 11th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3234 index | 0.6574 index | 0.334 index | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.5266 index | 0.6883 index | 0.1618 index | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.6066 index | 0.7019 index | 0.0953 index | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.9542 index | 0.8551 index | 0.0991 index | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 1.06 index | 1.02 index | 0.0392 index | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 1.08 index | 1.05 index | 0.0363 index | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Bhutan or Sierra Leone?
- Bhutan, at 1.07 index against 1.05 index in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Bhutan and Sierra Leone?
- 0.02 index, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Sierra Leone?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Sierra Leone rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bhutan ranks 7th and Sierra Leone ranks 11th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.