School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Gambia
Gambia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 1.16 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Gambia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 1.16 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Gambia peaked at 1.16 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7967 GPIA, in 1998.
Gambia ranks 3rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Gambia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.7967 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.8083 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8267 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8564 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8604 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9194 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9524 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9823 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.12 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.13 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.14 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.16 GPIA | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8025 GPIA | 0.7967 GPIA | 0.8083 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9479 GPIA | 0.8267 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More education data for Gambia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 442,901 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1569 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 236,367 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Gambia?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Gambia was 1.16 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7967 GPIA in 1998.
- How does Gambia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Gambia ranks 3rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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 and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release