Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia
Gambia: Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index was 1.11 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 1.11 modelled data for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia peaked at 1.11 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3687 modelled data, in 1981.
Gambia ranks 24th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4547 modelled data | 0.3687 modelled data | 0.5393 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.6616 modelled data | 0.5623 modelled data | 0.7547 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8774 modelled data | 0.7753 modelled data | 0.9678 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 modelled data | 0.9846 modelled data | 1.08 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 modelled data | 1.08 modelled data | 1.11 modelled data | 6 |
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More education data for Gambia
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.43 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia?
- Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia was 1.11 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3687 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Gambia rank for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Gambia ranks 24th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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, primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release