Gambia vs Senegal: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index
Gambia
1.14 GPIA
in 2025
Senegal
1.21 GPIA
in 2024
Gambia rank
3rd
Senegal rank
1st
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Gambia
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 1.21 GPIA against 1.14 GPIA in Gambia, a difference of 0.07 GPIA.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Senegal ahead.
Gambia ranks 3rd and Senegal ranks 1st of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4655 GPIA | 0.688 GPIA | 0.2225 GPIA | Senegal |
| 1980s | 0.5791 GPIA | 0.6814 GPIA | 0.1023 GPIA | Senegal |
| 1990s | 0.7617 GPIA | 0.7803 GPIA | 0.0186 GPIA | Senegal |
| 2000s | 0.9813 GPIA | 0.9516 GPIA | 0.0297 GPIA | Gambia |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 0.0576 GPIA | Senegal |
| 2020s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 0.071 GPIA | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index, Gambia or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 1.21 GPIA against 1.14 GPIA in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index between Gambia and Senegal?
- 0.07 GPIA, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Senegal?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Senegal rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Gambia ranks 3rd and Senegal ranks 1st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release