Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in Gambia
Gambia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity was 0.5334 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in Gambia, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.5334 LPIA for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in Gambia peaked at 0.5334 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3666 LPIA, in 2000.
That places Gambia 70th out of 90 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in Gambia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3666 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.4109 LPIA | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3769 LPIA | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4201 LPIA | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3962 LPIA | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5107 LPIA | +28.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5334 LPIA | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3887 LPIA | 0.3666 LPIA | 0.4109 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3977 LPIA | 0.3769 LPIA | 0.4201 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.5221 LPIA | 0.5107 LPIA | 0.5334 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More education data for Gambia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in Gambia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in Gambia was 0.5334 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5334 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3666 LPIA in 2000.
- How does Gambia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity?
- Gambia ranks 70th out of 90 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. 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 location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release