School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Gambia
Gambia: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 1.11 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Gambia, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Gambia is 1.11 GPI, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Gambia peaked at 1.11 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4295 GPI, in 1971.
Gambia ranks 4th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Gambia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4295 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.4346 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4431 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.4564 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4854 GPI | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4868 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4682 GPI | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.4718 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.4758 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.4933 GPI | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5194 GPI | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 0.5372 GPI | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.5587 GPI | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5924 GPI | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6076 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6201 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6355 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.6338 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.6844 GPI | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7097 GPI | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7327 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.751 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.7767 GPI | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8064 GPI | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8218 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8445 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8692 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9024 GPI | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9024 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9748 GPI | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPI | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.05 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.05 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.06 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.04 GPI | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.03 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.04 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.04 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.06 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.07 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.08 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.09 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.11 GPI | +1.3% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 1.11 GPI is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9351 GPI, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 1.11 GPI is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9648 GPI, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4613 GPI | 0.4295 GPI | 0.4868 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.5776 GPI | 0.4933 GPI | 0.6355 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7659 GPI | 0.6844 GPI | 0.8445 GPI | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.988 GPI | 0.8692 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.11 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More reference data data for Gambia
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0232 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1264 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Gambia?
- School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Gambia was 1.11 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4295 GPI in 1971.
- How does Gambia rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
- Gambia ranks 4th out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.