Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 1.05 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Sierra Leone, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Sierra Leone is 1.05 index, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.05 index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6392 index, in 1973.
That places Sierra Leone 11th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6619 index | — |
| 1972 | 0.6699 index | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.6392 index | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6523 index | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.64 index | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6479 index | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6554 index | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.657 index | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.6723 index | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.7124 index | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 0.6849 index | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6812 index | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.6913 index | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6917 index | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.6925 index | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7217 index | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.6923 index | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7019 index | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9412 index | +34.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7139 index | -24.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9103 index | +27.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9674 index | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 1.01 index | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.02 index | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.03 index | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.03 index | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.03 index | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.05 index | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.04 index | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.04 index | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.05 index | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.05 index | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.05 index | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.05 index | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1.05 index is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9495 index, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1.05 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 index, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +34.1% | 0.7019 index | 0.9412 index |
| 2007 | +27.5% | 0.7139 index | 0.9103 index |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6529 index | 0.6392 index | 0.6699 index | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.6935 index | 0.6723 index | 0.7217 index | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.6971 index | 0.6923 index | 0.7019 index | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8551 index | 0.7139 index | 0.9412 index | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.02 index | 0.9674 index | 1.05 index | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.05 index | 1.04 index | 1.05 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,209 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6447 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6611 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Sierra Leone?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Sierra Leone was 1.05 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 index in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6392 index in 1973.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Sierra Leone ranks 11th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.