School life expectancy, secondary, female in Gambia

Gambia: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 2.94 years in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
2.94 years
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
166th
of 195 countries
All-time high
3.01 years
in 2009
All-time low
0.2564 years
in 1971
Years of data
27
1971–2010

School life expectancy, secondary, female in Gambia, 1971–2010

01231971199020101971: 0.256 years1973: 0.283 years1974: 0.287 years1975: 0.305 years1976: 0.323 years1977: 0.394 years1978: 0.414 years1979: 0.393 years1980: 0.435 years1981: 0.461 years1983: 0.552 years1984: 0.622 years1985: 0.656 years1986: 0.622 years1987: 0.607 years1988: 0.561 years1989: 0.566 years1990: 0.643 years1991: 0.699 years1992: 0.753 years1993: 0.87 years1994: 0.896 years1995: 1 years1996: 1.1 years2008: 2.9 years2009: 3 years2010: 2.9 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2010, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Gambia stood at 2.94 years.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 172.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Gambia peaked at 3.01 years in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2564 years, in 1971.

That places Gambia 166th out of 195 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.3318 years 0.2564 years 0.4137 years 8
1980s 0.5647 years 0.4349 years 0.6561 years 9
1990s 0.851 years 0.6435 years 1.08 years 7
2000s 2.96 years 2.92 years 3.01 years 2
2010s 2.94 years 2.94 years 2.94 years 1

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 163 Zimbabwe 3.08 years compare
  2. 164 Burundi 3.06 years compare
  3. 165 Guatemala 3.01 years compare
  4. 167 Sierra Leone 2.9 years compare
  5. 168 Mauritania 2.89 years compare
  6. 169 Pakistan 2.87 years compare

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in Gambia?
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Gambia was 2.94 years in 2010, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 3.01 years in 2009.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2564 years in 1971.
How does Gambia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
Gambia ranks 166th out of 195 countries with data for 2010.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 172.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Gambia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,786 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.