Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Gambia
Gambia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 36.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Gambia, 1973–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 36.9% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.9% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Gambia peaked at 36.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 1973.
Gambia ranks 111th of 134 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 3.8% | — |
| 2015 | 31.0% | +711.8% |
| 2018 | 28.9% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 32.4% | +12.3% |
| 2023 | 36.9% | +13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 29.9% | 28.9% | 31.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 32.4% | 36.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More education data for Gambia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Gambia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Gambia was 36.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 1973.
- How does Gambia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Gambia ranks 111th out of 134 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release