Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Gambia
Gambia: Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) was 79.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Gambia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Gambia is 79.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Gambia peaked at 79.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 1981.
Gambia ranks 132nd of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.6% | 13.0% | 22.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 29.7% | 23.5% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.7% | 38.8% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.5% | 59.0% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.0% | 72.8% | 79.4% | 6 |
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More education data for Gambia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13,495 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Gambia?
- Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Gambia was 79.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 1981.
- How does Gambia rank for completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data)?
- Gambia ranks 132nd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. 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, primary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release