School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Gambia
Gambia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 0.9991 GPI in 2010. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Gambia, 1971–2010
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.9991 GPI for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in 2010.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Gambia peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.3978 GPI, in 1971.
That places Gambia 99th out of 193 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Gambia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.3978 GPI | — |
| 1973 | 0.4082 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4209 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4509 GPI | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4547 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.4531 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4712 GPI | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4616 GPI | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.473 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4972 GPI | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 0.532 GPI | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5565 GPI | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.5658 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.5744 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5885 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.576 GPI | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6457 GPI | +12.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6623 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6839 GPI | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.6948 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.7379 GPI | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPI | +37.4% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9991 GPI | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4398 GPI | 0.3978 GPI | 0.4712 GPI | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.5454 GPI | 0.473 GPI | 0.5885 GPI | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.6849 GPI | 0.6457 GPI | 0.7379 GPI | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9991 GPI | 0.9991 GPI | 0.9991 GPI | 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, gender parity index in Gambia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Gambia was 0.9991 GPI in 2010, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3978 GPI in 1971.
- How does Gambia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Gambia ranks 99th out of 193 countries with data for 2010.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. 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 secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.