Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia
Gambia: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 0.87 index in 2021. ▲ Rising
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia, 2000–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia is 0.87 index, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia peaked at 0.91 index in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.64 index, in 2000.
That places Gambia 84th out of 96 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.64 index | — |
| 2013 | 0.84 index | +31.3% |
| 2015 | 0.91 index | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 0.89 index | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.87 index | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.64 index | 0.64 index | 0.64 index | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.88 index | 0.84 index | 0.91 index | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.87 index | 0.87 index | 0.87 index | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More education data for Gambia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1569 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia was 0.87 index in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.91 index in 2015.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.64 index in 2000.
- How does Gambia rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Gambia ranks 84th out of 96 countries with data for 2021.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.