Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Gambia
Gambia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes was 47.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Gambia, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Gambia is 47.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Gambia peaked at 48.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 33.8%, in 2000.
That places Gambia 75th out of 92 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.8% | — |
| 2006 | 36.7% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 39.2% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 48.3% | +23.1% |
| 2018 | 45.8% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 48.6% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 47.0% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.2% | 33.8% | 36.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 44.4% | 39.2% | 48.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 47.8% | 47.0% | 48.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More education data for Gambia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,273 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7,222 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 22,110 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5,194 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Gambia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Gambia was 47.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.8% in 2000.
- How does Gambia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Gambia ranks 75th out of 92 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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 Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release