Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Gambia
Gambia: Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary was 62.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Gambia, 2007–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Gambia is 62.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Gambia peaked at 62.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 2007.
That places Gambia 137th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 32.2% | — |
| 2010 | 45.8% | +42.0% |
| 2013 | 41.2% | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 49.3% | +19.6% |
| 2015 | 51.4% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 51.1% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 53.2% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 54.9% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 57.3% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 57.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 56.4% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 55.7% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 56.5% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 59.0% | +4.5% |
| 2025 | 62.7% | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.2% | 32.2% | 32.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 41.2% | 57.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 57.9% | 55.7% | 62.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 134 Liberia 65.2% compare
- 135 Saudi Arabia 64.4% compare
- 136 Sierra Leone 62.8% compare
- 138 Ethiopia 62.6% compare
- 139 Iran, Islamic Republic of 59.8% compare
- 140 Honduras 59.1% compare
More education data for Gambia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,452 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 16,389 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 71,238 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 77,061 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 369,783 (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 442,901 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1569 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Gambia?
- Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Gambia was 62.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 2007.
- How does Gambia rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- Gambia ranks 137th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. 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, published as part of Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release