School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Gambia
Gambia: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.14 GPIA in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.14 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
3rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.14 GPIA
in 2025
All-time low
0.4331 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
52
1971–2025
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia is 1.14 GPIA, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia peaked at 1.14 GPIA in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4331 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Gambia 3rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4331 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.4387 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4475 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.461 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.49 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4913 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4727 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.4759 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4791 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4957 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5213 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5381 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.559 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5923 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6083 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.6226 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6379 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.6365 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6839 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7087 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7304 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7468 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7724 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7986 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8155 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8376 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8618 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8939 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8951 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9675 GPIA | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9983 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.13 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.14 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 1.14 GPIA | +0.6% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 1.14 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9495 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 1.14 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4655 GPIA | 0.4331 GPIA | 0.4913 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.5791 GPIA | 0.4957 GPIA | 0.6379 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7617 GPIA | 0.6839 GPIA | 0.8376 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.9813 GPIA | 0.8618 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 6 |
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 school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia was 1.14 GPIA in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 GPIA in 2025.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4331 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Gambia rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Gambia ranks 3rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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, 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