Bhutan vs Gambia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender
Bhutan
1.11 GPIA
in 2024
Gambia
1.16 GPIA
in 2024
Bhutan rank
5th
Gambia rank
3rd
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender over time
- Bhutan
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 1.16 GPIA against 1.11 GPIA in Bhutan, a difference of 0.05 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 5th and Gambia ranks 3rd of 200 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Gambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8425 GPIA | 0.8025 GPIA | 0.04 GPIA | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 0.9996 GPIA | 0.9479 GPIA | 0.0518 GPIA | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 0.0463 GPIA | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 0.0256 GPIA | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender, Bhutan or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 1.16 GPIA against 1.11 GPIA in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender between Bhutan and Gambia?
- 0.05 GPIA, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Gambia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Gambia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Bhutan ranks 5th and Gambia ranks 3rd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, 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