School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Gambia
Gambia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 7.84 years in 2010. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Gambia, 1971–2010
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Gambia is 7.84 years, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 64.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Gambia peaked at 7.95 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.17 years, in 1971.
That places Gambia 176th out of 193 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Gambia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.17 years | — |
| 1973 | 1.27 years | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 1.31 years | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 1.42 years | +7.8% |
| 1976 | 1.51 years | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 1.57 years | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 1.66 years | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 1.81 years | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 2.08 years | +14.6% |
| 1981 | 2.55 years | +22.5% |
| 1983 | 3.1 years | +21.8% |
| 1984 | 3.44 years | +11.0% |
| 1985 | 3.63 years | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 3.66 years | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 3.61 years | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 3.26 years | -9.7% |
| 1992 | 3.8 years | +16.7% |
| 1993 | 4.03 years | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 4.17 years | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 4.42 years | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 4.76 years | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 7.95 years | +66.8% |
| 2009 | 7.94 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 7.84 years | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.46 years | 1.17 years | 1.81 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 3.16 years | 2.08 years | 3.66 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 4.24 years | 3.8 years | 4.76 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.94 years | 7.94 years | 7.95 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.84 years | 7.84 years | 7.84 years | 1 |
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More education data for Gambia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13,495 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Gambia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Gambia was 7.84 years in 2010, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.95 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.17 years in 1971.
- How does Gambia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Gambia ranks 176th out of 193 countries with data for 2010.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.