Gambia vs Senegal: Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index
Gambia
1.15 index
in 2025
Senegal
1.21 index
in 2024
Gambia rank
2nd
Senegal rank
1st
Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Gambia
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 1.21 index against 1.15 index in Gambia, a difference of 0.06 index.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Senegal ahead.
Gambia ranks 2nd and Senegal ranks 1st of 180 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4798 index | 0.6863 index | 0.2065 index | Senegal |
| 1980s | 0.5702 index | 0.6914 index | 0.1212 index | Senegal |
| 1990s | 0.8078 index | 0.8077 index | 0.0001 index | Gambia |
| 2000s | 1.02 index | 0.9669 index | 0.0508 index | Gambia |
| 2010s | 1.07 index | 1.09 index | 0.0154 index | Senegal |
| 2020s | 1.13 index | 1.19 index | 0.0611 index | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index, Gambia or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 1.21 index against 1.15 index in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index between Gambia and Senegal?
- 0.06 index, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Senegal?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Senegal rank globally for net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Gambia ranks 2nd and Senegal ranks 1st of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Net enrollment rates in primary education, 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 net enrollment rates in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.