Sierra Leone vs Vanuatu: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Sierra Leone
1.06 index
in 2025
Vanuatu
1.06 index
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
41st
Vanuatu rank
40th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Sierra Leone
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 1.06 index against 1.06 index in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0 index.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 41st and Vanuatu ranks 40th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7128 index | 1.05 index | 0.3339 index | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 0.7316 index | 1.05 index | 0.3203 index | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 0.8105 index | 1.05 index | 0.2443 index | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 1.07 index | 1.06 index | 0.0118 index | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 1.06 index | 1.06 index | 0.0023 index | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Sierra Leone or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 1.06 index against 1.06 index in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Sierra Leone and Vanuatu?
- 0 index, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Vanuatu?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and Vanuatu rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Sierra Leone ranks 41st and Vanuatu ranks 40th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school completion rates, 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 equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.