School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Gambia
Gambia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1.14 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Gambia, 1971–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 1.14 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2021. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Gambia peaked at 1.14 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4005 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Gambia 3rd out of 208 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Gambia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4005 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 0.4119 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.425 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.455 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4585 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.4559 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.4741 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4637 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.473 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4967 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5301 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.5538 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.5644 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.5755 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5904 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.5792 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.6446 GPIA | +11.3% |
| 1993 | 0.6601 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.6807 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6905 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7342 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9713 GPIA | +32.3% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9999 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.14 GPIA | +13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4431 GPIA | 0.4005 GPIA | 0.4741 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.5454 GPIA | 0.473 GPIA | 0.5904 GPIA | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.682 GPIA | 0.6446 GPIA | 0.7342 GPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.998 GPIA | 0.9713 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9999 GPIA | 0.9999 GPIA | 0.9999 GPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 1.14 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 1 |
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More education data for Gambia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 236,367 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0838 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 206,534 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0732 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 369,783 (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.12 % change on previous year (2010)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13,495 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.0148 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Gambia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Gambia was 1.14 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4005 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Gambia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Gambia ranks 3rd out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. 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 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