Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia
Gambia: Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.15 GPIA in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.15 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
2nd
of 178 countries
All-time high
1.15 GPIA
in 2025
All-time low
0.4504 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
46
1971–2025
Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia is 1.15 GPIA, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia peaked at 1.15 GPIA in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4504 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Gambia 2nd out of 178 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4504 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.4677 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.4802 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.4966 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.5081 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.5059 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4805 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4807 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.479 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4989 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 0.528 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 0.5432 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.565 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6076 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6159 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.6325 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7157 GPIA | +13.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7314 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7963 GPIA | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8476 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8716 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9007 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9329 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9333 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9909 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 1.03 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.07 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.04 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.12 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.14 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4832 GPIA | 0.4504 GPIA | 0.5081 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.5702 GPIA | 0.4989 GPIA | 0.6325 GPIA | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.7925 GPIA | 0.7157 GPIA | 0.8716 GPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9989 GPIA | 0.9007 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 6 |
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More education data for Gambia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 369,783 (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.12 % change on previous year (2010)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13,495 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.0148 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 199,300 (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6853 % change on previous year (2010)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 170,483 (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.97 % change on previous year (1996)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 148,299 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia was 1.15 GPIA in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 GPIA in 2025.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4504 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Gambia rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Gambia ranks 2nd out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release