Gambia vs Senegal: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Gambia
1.14 index
in 2025
Senegal
1.21 index
in 2024
Gambia rank
3rd
Senegal rank
1st
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Gambia
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 1.21 index against 1.14 index in Gambia, a difference of 0.07 index.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Senegal ahead.
Gambia ranks 3rd and Senegal ranks 1st of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4655 index | 0.688 index | 0.2225 index | Senegal |
| 1980s | 0.5791 index | 0.6814 index | 0.1023 index | Senegal |
| 1990s | 0.7617 index | 0.7803 index | 0.0186 index | Senegal |
| 2000s | 0.9813 index | 0.9516 index | 0.0297 index | Gambia |
| 2010s | 1.05 index | 1.11 index | 0.0576 index | Senegal |
| 2020s | 1.12 index | 1.19 index | 0.071 index | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Gambia or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 1.21 index against 1.14 index in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Gambia and Senegal?
- 0.07 index, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Senegal?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Senegal rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Gambia ranks 3rd and Senegal ranks 1st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.