School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (School tertiary) in Gambia
Gambia: School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (School tertiary) was 0.1262 years in 2012. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Gambia, 1995–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.1262 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in 2012. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 474.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Gambia peaked at 0.1262 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.022 years, in 2004.
Gambia ranks 170th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (School tertiary) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0591 years | — |
| 1999 | 0.0239 years | -59.5% |
| 2004 | 0.022 years | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0907 years | +313.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1192 years | +31.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1262 years | +5.8% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.1262 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2366 years, 53% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.1262 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.381 years, 33% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0415 years | 0.0239 years | 0.0591 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.022 years | 0.022 years | 0.022 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.112 years | 0.0907 years | 0.1262 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, female in Gambia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Gambia was 0.1262 years in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1262 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.022 years in 2004.
- How does Gambia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Gambia ranks 170th out of 177 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 474.5%. 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, tertiary, female (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.