Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Gambia
Gambia: Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index was 1.12 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Gambia, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Gambia stood at 1.12 GPI. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Gambia peaked at 1.12 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.446 GPI, in 1971.
That places Gambia 3rd out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Gambia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.446 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.4633 GPI | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 0.476 GPI | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.4928 GPI | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.5045 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5024 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4769 GPI | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 0.477 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4758 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.4961 GPI | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.5252 GPI | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.5413 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5641 GPI | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6072 GPI | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 0.6154 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.6304 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7154 GPI | +13.5% |
| 1993 | 0.732 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.802 GPI | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8573 GPI | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8822 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9115 GPI | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9432 GPI | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9416 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9984 GPI | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 1.03 GPI | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 1.05 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.05 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.05 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.08 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.04 GPI | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 1.05 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.07 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.07 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.09 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.09 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.1 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.1 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.1 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.12 GPI | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4794 GPI | 0.446 GPI | 0.5045 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.5685 GPI | 0.4961 GPI | 0.6304 GPI | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.7978 GPI | 0.7154 GPI | 0.8822 GPI | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9115 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.08 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 1.12 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 1 Kuwait 1.22 GPI compare
- 2 Senegal 1.14 GPI compare
- 4 Bangladesh 1.11 GPI compare
- 5 San Marino 1.1 GPI compare
- 6 Congo 1.09 GPI compare
More education data for Gambia
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 27,304 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,273 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7,222 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 22,110 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5,194 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Gambia?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Gambia was 1.12 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.446 GPI in 1971.
- How does Gambia rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index?
- Gambia ranks 3rd out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for primary to the male total net enrolment rate for primary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.