Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in Gambia
Gambia: Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female was 61.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in Gambia, 2006–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 61.3% for completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.2% on the previous year and up 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in Gambia peaked at 61.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 41.0%, in 2013.
That places Gambia 30th out of 37 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 46.4% | — |
| 2010 | 42.4% | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 41.0% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 54.2% | +32.2% |
| 2020 | 61.3% | +13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.4% | 46.4% | 46.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 45.9% | 41.0% | 54.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 61.3% | 61.3% | 61.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 27 Honduras 73.5% compare
- 28 Cameroon 73.0% compare
- 29 Burkina Faso 62.2% compare
- 31 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 61.1% compare
- 32 Sierra Leone 60.6% compare
- 33 Malawi 51.7% compare
More education data for Gambia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 442,901 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.4 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in Gambia?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in Gambia was 61.3% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.0% in 2013.
- How does Gambia rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female?
- Gambia ranks 30th out of 37 countries with data for 2020.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.5%. 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, rural, middle quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release