Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index was 1 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
116th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1
in 2025
All-time low
0.4574
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025

Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Sierra Leone, 1981–2025

00.250.50.7511981200320251981: 0.4571982: 0.461983: 0.4671984: 0.4831985: 0.4911986: 0.5061987: 0.5241988: 0.5521989: 0.5781990: 0.6041991: 0.6261992: 0.6421993: 0.6511994: 0.6471995: 0.6371996: 0.621997: 0.61998: 0.5811999: 0.5672000: 0.5572001: 0.5522002: 0.552003: 0.5522004: 0.5582005: 0.5752006: 0.6012007: 0.6382008: 0.6792009: 0.7272010: 0.7742011: 0.8172012: 0.8572013: 0.9012014: 0.9412015: 0.9652016: 0.9792017: 0.9812018: 0.9772019: 0.9712020: 0.9732021: 0.9732022: 0.9762023: 0.9832024: 0.9912025: 1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Sierra Leone stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Sierra Leone peaked at 1 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4574, in 1981.

That places Sierra Leone 116th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5021 0.4574 0.5784 9
1990s 0.6175 0.5666 0.6507 10
2000s 0.5988 0.55 0.7267 10
2010s 0.9164 0.7739 0.9807 10
2020s 0.9833 0.9726 1 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Sierra Leone?
Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Sierra Leone was 1 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2025.
What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4574 in 1981.
How does Sierra Leone rank for lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index?
Sierra Leone ranks 116th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
Is lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 7,240 data points, 1981–2025
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