Madagascar vs Sierra Leone: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Madagascar
1.04 index
in 2024
Sierra Leone
1.05 index
in 2024
Madagascar rank
14th
Sierra Leone rank
11th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Madagascar
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 1.05 index against 1.04 index in Madagascar, a difference of 0.01 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 14th and Sierra Leone ranks 11th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8634 index | 0.6529 index | 0.2105 index | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 0.9484 index | 0.6938 index | 0.2546 index | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 0.9772 index | 0.6971 index | 0.2802 index | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.9759 index | 0.8551 index | 0.1208 index | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 1 index | 1.02 index | 0.0167 index | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 1.03 index | 1.05 index | 0.0176 index | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Madagascar or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 1.05 index against 1.04 index in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Madagascar and Sierra Leone?
- 0.01 index, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sierra Leone?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Sierra Leone rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Madagascar ranks 14th 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.