Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Gambia

Gambia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 1.11 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.11 GPI
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
3rd
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.11 GPI
in 2019
All-time low
0.8116 GPI
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Gambia, 1998–2019

00.250.50.7511998200820191998: 0.812 GPI1999: 0.826 GPI2000: 0.845 GPI2001: 0.876 GPI2002: 0.878 GPI2003: 0.941 GPI2004: 0.974 GPI2005: 0.996 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1.1 GPI2016: 1.1 GPI2017: 1.1 GPI2018: 1.1 GPI2019: 1.1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Gambia stood at 1.11 GPI. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Gambia peaked at 1.11 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8116 GPI, in 1998.

That places Gambia 3rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Gambia, 1998 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1998 0.8116 GPI
1999 0.8262 GPI +1.8%
2000 0.8454 GPI +2.3%
2001 0.8758 GPI +3.6%
2002 0.8781 GPI +0.3%
2003 0.9407 GPI +7.1%
2004 0.9735 GPI +3.5%
2005 0.9959 GPI +2.3%
2006 1.02 GPI +1.9%
2007 1.02 GPI +0.9%
2008 1.04 GPI +1.5%
2009 1.03 GPI -0.7%
2010 1.03 GPI -0.8%
2011 1.04 GPI +1.4%
2012 1.04 GPI +0.1%
2013 1.03 GPI -0.7%
2014 1.05 GPI +1.4%
2015 1.06 GPI +1.0%
2016 1.07 GPI +1.2%
2017 1.09 GPI +1.6%
2018 1.1 GPI +1.4%
2019 1.11 GPI +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8189 GPI 0.8116 GPI 0.8262 GPI 2
2000s 0.9624 GPI 0.8454 GPI 1.04 GPI 10
2010s 1.06 GPI 1.03 GPI 1.11 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 1 Senegal 1.15 GPI compare
  2. 2 Bangladesh 1.14 GPI compare
  3. 4 Kiribati 1.08 GPI compare
  4. 5 San Marino 1.07 GPI compare
  5. 6 Mauritania 1.06 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Gambia?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Gambia was 1.11 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPI in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8116 GPI in 1998.
How does Gambia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Gambia ranks 3rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary to male gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary. 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.