School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Gambia
Gambia: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted was 1.09 GPIA in 2025. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia is 1.09 GPIA, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia peaked at 1.09 GPIA in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.9056 GPIA, in 1999.
That places Gambia 12th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Gambia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.03 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.9056 GPIA | -11.7% |
| 2003 | 1.03 GPIA | +13.7% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.6% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 1.09 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.03 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 1.09 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.03 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9656 GPIA | 0.9056 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 9 Congo 1.11 GPIA compare
- 10 Antigua and Barbuda 1.1 GPIA compare
- 11 American Samoa 1.1 GPIA
- 13 Madagascar 1.09 GPIA compare
- 14 Sierra Leone 1.09 GPIA compare
- 15 Cote d'Ivoire 1.09 GPIA compare
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 school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia was 1.09 GPIA in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPIA in 2025.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9056 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Gambia rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Gambia ranks 12th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release