Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Gambia
Gambia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female was 23.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Gambia, 2006–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 23.6% for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 62.6% on the previous year and up 79.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Gambia peaked at 23.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2006.
That places Gambia 27th out of 39 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 8.0% | — |
| 2010 | 13.2% | +65.1% |
| 2013 | 16.7% | +27.2% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 23.6% | +62.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 13.2% | 16.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 23.6% | 23.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More education data for Gambia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 170,483 (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.97 % change on previous year (1996)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 148,299 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 27,304 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Gambia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Gambia was 23.6% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2006.
- How does Gambia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female?
- Gambia ranks 27th out of 39 countries with data for 2020.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.6%. 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, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release