School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Gambia
Gambia: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) was 2.09 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Gambia, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 2.09 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Gambia peaked at 2.09 years in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.573 years, in 1999.
Gambia ranks 79th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.6508 years | — |
| 1999 | 0.573 years | -12.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5833 years | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7791 years | +33.6% |
| 2009 | 1.08 years | +38.4% |
| 2010 | 1.12 years | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 1.22 years | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 1.47 years | +19.7% |
| 2015 | 1.47 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.48 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.5 years | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.66 years | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 1.76 years | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 1.8 years | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 1.77 years | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.92 years | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 1.93 years | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 2.01 years | +4.1% |
| 2025 | 2.09 years | +3.9% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 2.09 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3069 years, 6.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 2.09 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7777 years, 2.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +38.4% | 0.7791 years | 1.08 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6119 years | 0.573 years | 0.6508 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8136 years | 0.5833 years | 1.08 years | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.46 years | 1.12 years | 1.76 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.92 years | 1.77 years | 2.09 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 76 Liechtenstein 2.11 years compare
- 77 Gibraltar 2.11 years compare
- 78 Malta 2.1 years compare
- 80 Thailand 2.09 years compare
- 81 Costa Rica 2.08 years compare
- 82 Cape Verde 2.08 years 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, female in Gambia?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Gambia was 2.09 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.09 years in 2025.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.573 years in 1999.
- How does Gambia rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- Gambia ranks 79th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.6%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release