Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia
Gambia: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 1.14 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia stood at 1.14 index. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia peaked at 1.14 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4331 index, in 1971.
That places Gambia 3rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4331 index | — |
| 1972 | 0.4387 index | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4475 index | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.461 index | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.49 index | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4913 index | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4727 index | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.4759 index | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4791 index | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4957 index | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5213 index | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5381 index | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.559 index | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5923 index | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6083 index | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.6226 index | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6379 index | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.6365 index | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6839 index | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7087 index | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7304 index | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7468 index | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7724 index | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7986 index | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8155 index | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8376 index | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8618 index | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8939 index | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8951 index | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9675 index | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9983 index | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.02 index | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.04 index | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.04 index | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.06 index | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.04 index | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.02 index | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.04 index | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.04 index | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.04 index | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.05 index | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.06 index | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.07 index | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.08 index | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.09 index | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1 index | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.11 index | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.12 index | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.13 index | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.13 index | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.14 index | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 1.14 index | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4655 index | 0.4331 index | 0.4913 index | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.5791 index | 0.4957 index | 0.6379 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7617 index | 0.6839 index | 0.8376 index | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.9813 index | 0.8618 index | 1.06 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 index | 1.02 index | 1.1 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 index | 1.11 index | 1.14 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,044 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 700 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia was 1.14 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4331 index in 1971.
- How does Gambia rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Gambia ranks 3rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.