Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Gambia
Gambia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.2 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Gambia, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 1.2 GPIA for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 19.9% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Gambia peaked at 1.2 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5841 GPIA, in 2000.
Gambia ranks 2nd of 95 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Gambia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5841 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.7864 GPIA | +34.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8175 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9558 GPIA | +16.9% |
| 2018 | 1.09 GPIA | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 1.2 GPIA | +19.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6853 GPIA | 0.5841 GPIA | 0.7864 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9552 GPIA | 0.8175 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 2 |
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More education data for Gambia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13,495 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Gambia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Gambia was 1.2 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5841 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Gambia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Gambia ranks 2nd out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release