Children out of school, primary in Gambia
Gambia: Children out of school, primary was 74,577 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary in Gambia, 1971–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Gambia recorded 74,577 for children out of school, primary in 2025.
The figure is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Gambia peaked at 120,244 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 58,455, in 1983.
Gambia ranks 62nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 65,491 | — |
| 1972 | 67,697 | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 68,778 | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 70,388 | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 71,704 | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 72,848 | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 69,398 | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 67,233 | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 66,144 | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 64,622 | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 59,814 | -7.4% |
| 1982 | 58,886 | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 58,455 | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 59,556 | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 59,246 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 61,963 | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 88,826 | +43.4% |
| 1992 | 106,581 | +20.0% |
| 1993 | 106,925 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 106,814 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 111,495 | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 95,702 | -14.2% |
| 2000 | 105,588 | +10.3% |
| 2001 | 109,049 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 117,158 | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 112,164 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 113,056 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 119,773 | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 109,440 | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 105,260 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 116,974 | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 114,306 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 120,244 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 113,659 | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 114,700 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 110,650 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 103,478 | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 100,578 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 94,289 | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 90,549 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 79,864 | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 74,797 | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 79,262 | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 80,033 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 81,428 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 82,678 | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 74,577 | -9.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children out of school, primary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +43.4% | 61,963 | 88,826 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68,853 | 65,491 | 72,848 | 9 |
| 1980s | 60,363 | 58,455 | 64,622 | 7 |
| 1990s | 102,724 | 88,826 | 111,495 | 6 |
| 2000s | 112,051 | 105,260 | 119,773 | 9 |
| 2010s | 104,232 | 79,864 | 120,244 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78,796 | 74,577 | 82,678 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More education data for Gambia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.78 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 83.09 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Gambia?
- Children out of school, primary in Gambia was 74,577 in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 120,244 in 2011.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,455 in 1983.
- How does Gambia rank for children out of school, primary?
- Gambia ranks 62nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.