School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) in Gambia
Gambia: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) was 0.1655 years in 2012. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Gambia, 1995–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2012, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Gambia stood at 0.1655 years. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 181.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Gambia peaked at 0.1655 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0537 years, in 1999.
Gambia ranks 175th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.083 years | — |
| 1999 | 0.0537 years | -35.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0587 years | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1147 years | +95.2% |
| 2011 | 0.162 years | +41.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1655 years | +2.2% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.1655 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3014 years, 55% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.1655 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4497 years, 37% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0684 years | 0.0537 years | 0.083 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0587 years | 0.0587 years | 0.0587 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.1474 years | 0.1147 years | 0.1655 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More education data for Gambia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.78 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 83.09 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Gambia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Gambia was 0.1655 years in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1655 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0537 years in 1999.
- How does Gambia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Gambia ranks 175th out of 183 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 181.8%. 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, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.