Net enrollment rate primary gender parity index gpi in Gambia
Gambia: Net enrollment rate primary gender parity index gpi was 1.15 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Net enrollment rate primary gender parity index gpi in Gambia, 1971–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, net enrollment rate primary gender parity index gpi in Gambia stood at 1.15. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rate primary gender parity index gpi in Gambia peaked at 1.15 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4504, in 1971.
That places Gambia 2nd out of 178 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Net enrollment rate primary gender parity index gpi in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4504 | — |
| 1972 | 0.4677 | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.4802 | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.4966 | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.5081 | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.5059 | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4805 | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4807 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.479 | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4989 | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 0.528 | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 0.5432 | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.565 | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6076 | +7.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6159 | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.6325 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7157 | +13.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7314 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7963 | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8476 | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8716 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9007 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9329 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9333 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9909 | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 1.03 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 1.05 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.04 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.05 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.07 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.04 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 1.05 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.06 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.08 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.08 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.09 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.09 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.1 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.12 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.12 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.13 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.13 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.14 | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 1.15 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4832 | 0.4504 | 0.5081 | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.5702 | 0.4989 | 0.6325 | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.7925 | 0.7157 | 0.8716 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9989 | 0.9007 | 1.07 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.08 | 1.04 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 | 1.12 | 1.15 | 6 |
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 net enrollment rate primary gender parity index gpi in Gambia?
- Net enrollment rate primary gender parity index gpi in Gambia was 1.15 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rate primary gender parity index gpi recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 in 2025.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rate primary gender parity index gpi recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4504 in 1971.
- How does Gambia rank for net enrollment rate primary gender parity index gpi?
- Gambia ranks 2nd out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net enrollment rate primary gender parity index gpi rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rate primary gender parity index gpi. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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