Sierra Leone: School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

Key figures

Over five years it is up 5.1% from 0.96 in 2012 (1% a year on average, compounded). Since 1971 it is up 68.83% from 0.6 in 1971 (1.15% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 26 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2017, Sierra Leone's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) rose 0.02 on 2016 (from 0.99 to 1.01).

Across the 14 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2016), the average change was +0.00801 and a typical year strayed about 0.02 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.06 in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.02 in 1973. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

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Closest to Sierra Leone in the 2017 ranking

• São Tomé and Principe — 1st of 7: 1.04
• Venezuela, RB — 2nd of 7: 1.02
• British Virgin Islands — 3rd of 7: 1.01
• Uganda — 5th of 7: 1
• Niger — 6th of 7: 0.84
• Central African Republic — 7th of 7: 0.74

What this measures

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 21 values

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies

• Benin — 0.9 (2021)
• Botswana — 1.02 (2021)
• Burkina Faso — 1.04 (2021)
• Burundi — 1.06 (2020)
• Cabo Verde — 1.01 (2019)
• Cameroon — 0.89 (2018)
• Central African Republic — 0.74 (2017)
• Chad — 0.75 (2021)
• Comoros

More education data for Sierra Leone

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 2.07 million (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 162.12% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 166.35% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 157.95% (2024)
• Primary education, teachers — 46,575 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

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Questions people ask

What is Sierra Leone's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?

1.01 in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 68.83% from 0.6 in 1971 (1.15% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.01 in 2017 and the lowest 0.58 in 1973.

Is the latest change in school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) unusual for Sierra Leone?

In 2017, Sierra Leone's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) rose 0.02 on 2016 (from 0.99 to 1.01). Across the 14 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2016), the average change was +0.00801 and a typical year strayed about 0.02 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.ENR.PRSC.FM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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