Sierra Leone vs Sweden: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Sierra Leone
1.05 index
in 2024
Sweden
1.06 index
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
11th
Sweden rank
8th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Sierra Leone
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.06 index against 1.05 index in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.01 index.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Sweden ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 8th of 215 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8121 index | 1.01 index | 0.1993 index | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 0.0001 index | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.05 index | 1.05 index | 0.0071 index | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Sierra Leone or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.06 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 Sierra Leone and Sweden?
- 0.01 index, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Sweden?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Sweden rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Sierra Leone ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 8th 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.