Duration of pre primary education in Gambia
Gambia: Duration of pre primary education was 4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 217 countries
All-time high
4
in 1998
All-time low
2
in 1977
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Duration of pre primary education in Gambia, 1970–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for duration of pre primary education in Gambia is 4, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of pre primary education in Gambia peaked at 4 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1977.
Gambia ranks 1st of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.7 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 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)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.43 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of pre primary education in Gambia?
- Duration of pre primary education in Gambia was 4 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of pre primary education recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 1998.
- What is the lowest duration of pre primary education recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1977.
- How does Gambia rank for duration of pre primary education?
- Gambia ranks 1st out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of pre primary education rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of pre primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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