Adolescents out of school in Gambia
Gambia: Adolescents out of school was 14.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school in Gambia, 2006–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of lower secondary school age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescents out of school in Gambia is 14.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 56.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school in Gambia peaked at 47.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2024.
That places Gambia 52nd out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 47.5% | — |
| 2007 | 43.6% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 40.9% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 39.5% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 44.9% | +13.9% |
| 2012 | 41.9% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 34.8% | -16.9% |
| 2014 | 35.7% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 33.0% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 32.2% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 29.7% | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 25.3% | -15.0% |
| 2019 | 24.1% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 20.8% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 19.2% | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | -26.2% |
| 2024 | 14.0% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 14.3% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.0% | 40.9% | 47.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 24.1% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 14.0% | 22.4% | 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 in Gambia?
- Adolescents out of school in Gambia was 14.3% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2024.
- How does Gambia rank for adolescents out of school?
- Gambia ranks 52nd out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is adolescents out of school rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% of 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.