Gambia, The vs Senegal: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index

Gambia, The
1.11 GPI
in 2019
Senegal
1.14 GPI
in 2019
Gambia, The rank
4th
Senegal rank
2nd

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index over time

  • Gambia, The
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Senegal currently reports 1.14 GPI against 1.11 GPI in Gambia, The, a difference of 0.03 GPI.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Senegal ahead.

Gambia, The ranks 4th and Senegal ranks 2nd of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia, The averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia, The Senegal Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4613 GPI 0.6833 GPI 0.222 GPI Senegal
1980s 0.5776 GPI 0.6783 GPI 0.1008 GPI Senegal
1990s 0.7659 GPI 0.7856 GPI 0.0197 GPI Senegal
2000s 0.988 GPI 0.9544 GPI 0.0337 GPI Gambia, The
2010s 1.05 GPI 1.11 GPI 0.0626 GPI Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index, Gambia, The or Senegal?
Senegal, at 1.14 GPI against 1.11 GPI in Gambia, The as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index between Gambia, The and Senegal?
0.03 GPI, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia, The and Senegal?
43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Gambia, The and Senegal rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
Gambia, The ranks 4th and Senegal ranks 2nd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 7,121 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. 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.