Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.06 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Sierra Leone, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Sierra Leone stood at 1.06 index.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.09 index in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.646 index, in 1981.
Sierra Leone ranks 41st of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.646 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.6549 index | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.668 index | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6826 index | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.7035 index | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7299 index | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.755 index | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7778 index | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7977 index | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8075 index | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8043 index | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7892 index | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7678 index | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7404 index | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.714 index | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6894 index | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.673 index | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6645 index | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6654 index | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6721 index | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6855 index | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7088 index | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7379 index | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7757 index | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8176 index | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8634 index | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9061 index | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9484 index | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9895 index | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 1.02 index | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 1.05 index | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.07 index | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.08 index | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.09 index | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.08 index | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.08 index | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.08 index | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.07 index | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.07 index | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.06 index | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.06 index | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.06 index | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.06 index | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.06 index | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 1.06 index | -0.3% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1.06 index is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.06 index, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1.06 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.09 index, 97% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7128 index | 0.646 index | 0.7977 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7316 index | 0.6645 index | 0.8075 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8105 index | 0.6721 index | 0.9895 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 index | 1.02 index | 1.09 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 index | 1.06 index | 1.06 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More gender data for Sierra Leone
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,446 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.722 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 6,249 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 6,249 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 122,158 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 124,999 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 118,334 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 120,652 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 116,120 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Sierra Leone?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Sierra Leone was 1.06 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 index in 2014.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.646 index in 1981.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Sierra Leone ranks 41st out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 completion rates, 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 equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.