Gambia vs Senegal: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender
Gambia
1.16 GPIA
in 2024
Senegal
1.22 GPIA
in 2023
Gambia rank
3rd
Senegal rank
2nd
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender over time
- Gambia
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 1.22 GPIA against 1.16 GPIA in Gambia, a difference of 0.06 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Senegal ahead.
Gambia ranks 3rd and Senegal ranks 2nd of 200 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8025 GPIA | 0.7956 GPIA | 0.0069 GPIA | Gambia |
| 2000s | 0.929 GPIA | 0.8945 GPIA | 0.0345 GPIA | Gambia |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 0.0429 GPIA | Senegal |
| 2020s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 0.063 GPIA | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender, Gambia or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 1.22 GPIA against 1.16 GPIA in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender between Gambia and Senegal?
- 0.06 GPIA, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Senegal?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Senegal rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Gambia ranks 3rd and Senegal ranks 2nd 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