Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender in Gambia
Gambia: Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender was 1.11 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.11 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
24th
of 165 countries
All-time high
1.11 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.3687 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
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.
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender in Gambia, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.3687 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.3888 modelled data | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 0.4105 modelled data | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4344 modelled data | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.4563 modelled data | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4783 modelled data | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4981 modelled data | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.518 modelled data | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5393 modelled data | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5623 modelled data | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5848 modelled data | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6072 modelled data | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.6297 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.6514 modelled data | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.674 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6972 modelled data | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7186 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7367 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7547 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7753 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7996 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8261 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.85 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8709 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8906 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9121 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.932 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.95 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9678 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9846 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 1 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.02 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.03 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.04 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.05 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.06 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.06 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.1 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.1 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.11 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 1.11 modelled data | +0.5% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 1.11 modelled data is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.06 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 1.11 modelled data is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.09 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More education data for Gambia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.78 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 83.09 (2025)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,452 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 16,389 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 71,238 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 77,061 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 369,783 (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 442,901 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (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