Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in Gambia
Gambia: Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes was 1,186 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in Gambia, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in Gambia stood at 1,186.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in Gambia peaked at 1,455 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 384, in 2013.
Gambia ranks 61st of 74 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 384 | — |
| 2014 | 940 | +144.8% |
| 2015 | 882 | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 978 | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 1,081 | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 1,115 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 1,455 | +30.5% |
| 2020 | 1,379 | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 1,275 | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 1,346 | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 1,340 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1,269 | -5.3% |
| 2025 | 1,186 | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 976.43 | 384 | 1,455 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1,299 | 1,186 | 1,379 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 58 Panama 1,502 compare
- 59 Paraguay 1,444 compare
- 60 Puerto Rico 1,335 compare
- 62 Saint Lucia 670 compare
- 63 Antigua and Barbuda 623 compare
- 64 Saint Kitts and Nevis 543 compare
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.43 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in Gambia?
- Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in Gambia was 1,186 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,455 in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 384 in 2013.
- How does Gambia rank for enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes?
- Gambia ranks 61st out of 74 countries with data for 2025.
- Is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. 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 Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release