School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Gambia
Gambia: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 0.2082 years in 2012. β² Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Gambia, 1995β2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.2082 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in 2012. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 113.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Gambia peaked at 0.2082 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0846 years, in 1999.
Gambia ranks 171st of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0961 years | 0.0846 years | 0.1075 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0974 years | 0.0974 years | 0.0974 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.185 years | 0.1403 years | 0.2082 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 168 Tonga 0.2414 years compare
- 169 Zambia 0.2375 years compare
- 170 Central African Republic 0.2293 years compare
- 172 Eritrea 0.1964 years compare
- 173 United Republic of Tanzania 0.1864 years compare
- 174 Sierra Leone 0.1377 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, tertiary, male in Gambia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Gambia was 0.2082 years in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2082 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0846 years in 1999.
- How does Gambia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Gambia ranks 171st out of 177 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.8%. 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, male (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.