Adolescents out of school, female in Gambia
Gambia: Adolescents out of school, female was 4.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Adolescents out of school, female in Gambia, 2006–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female lower secondary school age.
Analysis
In 2025, adolescents out of school, female in Gambia stood at 4.2%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 86.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, female in Gambia peaked at 48.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2025.
Gambia ranks 104th of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adolescents out of school, female in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of female lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 48.2% | — |
| 2007 | 44.1% | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 40.4% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 38.3% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 44.0% | +14.9% |
| 2012 | 42.0% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 34.1% | -18.7% |
| 2014 | 34.5% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 31.1% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 30.0% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 26.1% | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 20.4% | -21.9% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | -12.7% |
| 2021 | 14.0% | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | -16.5% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -53.1% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | -15.0% |
| 2025 | 4.2% | -9.4% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 4.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 43.3%, 10% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 4.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.7%, 15% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adolescents out of school, female in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -53.1% | 11.7% | 5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.2% | 40.4% | 48.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 18.7% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 4.2% | 16.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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 adolescents out of school, female in Gambia?
- Adolescents out of school, female in Gambia was 4.2% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2025.
- How does Gambia rank for adolescents out of school, female?
- Gambia ranks 104th out of 160 countries with data for 2025.
- Is adolescents out of school, female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.