Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia
Gambia: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.15 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia is 1.15 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia peaked at 1.15 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2117 index, in 1981.
That places Gambia 26th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.2117 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.2335 index | +10.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2542 index | +8.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2729 index | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2905 index | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3093 index | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3278 index | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3437 index | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3608 index | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3741 index | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3915 index | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4073 index | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4228 index | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4392 index | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4589 index | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4787 index | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5029 index | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5283 index | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5535 index | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5801 index | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.6053 index | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6264 index | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6544 index | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.695 index | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7381 index | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7749 index | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8052 index | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.832 index | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8636 index | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8968 index | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.928 index | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9556 index | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9814 index | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 1 index | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.02 index | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.04 index | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.05 index | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.06 index | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.07 index | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.08 index | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.09 index | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.11 index | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.12 index | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 1.14 index | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 1.15 index | +1.2% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 1.15 index is above the median for low income countries, which is 1 index, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 1.15 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 index, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2894 index | 0.2117 index | 0.3608 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.4557 index | 0.3741 index | 0.5535 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7175 index | 0.5801 index | 0.8636 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 index | 0.8968 index | 1.07 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 index | 1.08 index | 1.15 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More gender data for Gambia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,149 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.4019 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,981 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,981 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.94 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 39,680 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 40,675 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 39,327 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 40,247 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 38,827 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia was 1.15 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2117 index in 1981.
- How does Gambia rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Gambia ranks 26th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, 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 equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.