Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Gambia
Gambia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity was 0.2522 WPIA in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Gambia, 2000–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Gambia stood at 0.2522 WPIA. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 46.4% on the previous year and up 124.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Gambia peaked at 0.2522 WPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0167 WPIA, in 2000.
That places Gambia 27th out of 47 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Gambia, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0167 WPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.0786 WPIA | +371.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1122 WPIA | +42.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2351 WPIA | +109.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1723 WPIA | -26.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2522 WPIA | +46.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0476 WPIA | 0.0167 WPIA | 0.0786 WPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.1732 WPIA | 0.1122 WPIA | 0.2351 WPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.2522 WPIA | 0.2522 WPIA | 0.2522 WPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Gambia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Gambia was 0.2522 WPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2522 WPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0167 WPIA in 2000.
- How does Gambia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity?
- Gambia ranks 27th out of 47 countries with data for 2020.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release