Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Gambia
Gambia: Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary was 58.9% 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
Gambia recorded 58.9% for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in 2025. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Gambia peaked at 58.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 30.6%, in 2007.
Gambia ranks 131st of 166 countries on this measure, 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 | 30.6% | — |
| 2010 | 44.7% | +46.2% |
| 2013 | 41.7% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 48.2% | +15.6% |
| 2015 | 49.5% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 49.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 51.5% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 52.7% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 54.5% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 55.0% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 53.7% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 52.9% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 53.5% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 56.1% | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 58.9% | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.6% | 30.6% | 30.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 49.0% | 41.7% | 54.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 55.0% | 52.9% | 58.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 128 Madagascar 63.0% compare
- 129 Saudi Arabia 62.7% compare
- 130 Sierra Leone 60.6% compare
- 132 Iran, Islamic Republic of 58.9% compare
- 133 Honduras 58.2% compare
- 134 Timor-Leste 56.2% 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 58.9% 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 58.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6% in 2007.
- How does Gambia rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- Gambia ranks 131st out of 166 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 18.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release