School life expectancy, primary, male in Gambia
Gambia: School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.65 years in 2025. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, male in Gambia, 1971β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 5.65 years for school life expectancy, primary, male in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Gambia peaked at 5.67 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.8 years, in 1972.
That places Gambia 128th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.1 years | 1.8 years | 2.64 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.81 years | 2.93 years | 4.18 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 4.02 years | 3.75 years | 4.8 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 4.47 years | 4.25 years | 4.72 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.87 years | 4.29 years | 5.54 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.62 years | 5.57 years | 5.67 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 125 Canada 5.69 years compare
- 126 Cayman Islands 5.68 years compare
- 127 Brunei Darussalam 5.68 years compare
- 129 Suriname 5.65 years compare
- 130 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 5.64 years compare
- 131 French Polynesia 5.64 years compare
More education data for Gambia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in Gambia?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Gambia was 5.65 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.67 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8 years in 1972.
- How does Gambia rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Gambia ranks 128th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release