School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Gambia
Gambia: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.16 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia, 1971–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia is 1.16 GPIA, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia peaked at 1.16 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3196 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Gambia 10th out of 213 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.3196 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 0.3249 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3329 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3602 GPIA | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 0.3671 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.4114 GPIA | +12.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4685 GPIA | +13.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4143 GPIA | -11.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4009 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.407 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.428 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4276 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.425 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.4199 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4339 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4198 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4107 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4702 GPIA | +14.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4916 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5254 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 0.5315 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5492 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5545 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6299 GPIA | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8654 GPIA | +37.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9389 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9664 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9595 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.16 GPIA | +20.8% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 1.16 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9524 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 1.16 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +37.4% | 0.6299 GPIA | 0.8654 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3749 GPIA | 0.3196 GPIA | 0.4685 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.4192 GPIA | 0.4009 GPIA | 0.4339 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.536 GPIA | 0.4702 GPIA | 0.6299 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9235 GPIA | 0.8654 GPIA | 0.9664 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9595 GPIA | 0.9595 GPIA | 0.9595 GPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 1.16 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 7 Burkina Faso 1.19 GPIA compare
- 8 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1.17 GPIA compare
- 9 Bangladesh 1.17 GPIA compare
- 11 Honduras 1.16 GPIA compare
- 12 Bhutan 1.15 GPIA compare
- 13 Rwanda 1.15 GPIA compare
More education data for Gambia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,452 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 16,389 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 71,238 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 77,061 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 369,783 (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia was 1.16 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3196 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Gambia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Gambia ranks 10th out of 213 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. 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, 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