Sierra Leone vs Zambia: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Sierra Leone
1.05 index
in 2024
Zambia
1.04 index
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
11th
Zambia rank
12th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Sierra Leone
- Zambia
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 1.05 index against 1.04 index in Zambia, a difference of 0.01 index.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Zambia ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 11th and Zambia ranks 12th of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6529 index | 0.8206 index | 0.1677 index | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.6895 index | 0.873 index | 0.1835 index | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.8551 index | 0.9117 index | 0.0565 index | Zambia |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 0.9832 index | 0.0305 index | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 1.05 index | 1.04 index | 0.0068 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 Zambia?
- Sierra Leone, at 1.05 index against 1.04 index in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Sierra Leone and Zambia?
- 0.01 index, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zambia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Zambia rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Sierra Leone ranks 11th and Zambia ranks 12th 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.