Sierra Leone vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Sierra Leone
1.05 index
in 2024
Tanzania, United Republic of
1.06 index
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
11th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
9th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Sierra Leone
- Tanzania, United Republic of
How they compare
Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 1.06 index against 1.05 index in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.01 index.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 11th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 9th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Tanzania, United Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6529 index | 0.7262 index | 0.0732 index | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 1980s | 0.6935 index | 0.953 index | 0.2595 index | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 1990s | 0.6971 index | 0.9978 index | 0.3008 index | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 2000s | 0.8551 index | 0.981 index | 0.1259 index | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 2010s | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 0.0035 index | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 2020s | 1.05 index | 1.04 index | 0.0083 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, Sierra Leone or Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Tanzania, United Republic of, 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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 0.01 index, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Sierra Leone ranks 11th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 9th 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.