Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia
Gambia: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.11 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary 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
In 2025, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia stood at 1.11 index. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia peaked at 1.11 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3687 index, in 1981.
That places Gambia 24th out of 165 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.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.3687 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.3888 index | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 0.4105 index | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4344 index | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.4563 index | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4783 index | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4981 index | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.518 index | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5393 index | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5623 index | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5848 index | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6072 index | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.6297 index | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.6514 index | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.674 index | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6972 index | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7186 index | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7367 index | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7547 index | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7753 index | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7996 index | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8261 index | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.85 index | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8709 index | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8906 index | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9121 index | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.932 index | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.95 index | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9678 index | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9846 index | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 1 index | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.02 index | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.03 index | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.04 index | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.05 index | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.06 index | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.06 index | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.07 index | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.08 index | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.08 index | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.09 index | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.1 index | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.1 index | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.11 index | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 1.11 index | +0.5% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 1.11 index is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.06 index, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 1.11 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.09 index, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4547 index | 0.3687 index | 0.5393 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.6616 index | 0.5623 index | 0.7547 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8774 index | 0.7753 index | 0.9678 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 index | 0.9846 index | 1.08 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 index | 1.08 index | 1.11 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 primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Gambia was 1.11 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3687 index in 1981.
- How does Gambia rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Gambia ranks 24th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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 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 primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.