Enrolment in early childhood … early female educational development in Gambia
Gambia: Enrolment in early childhood … early female educational development 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 … early female educational development 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% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 1,186 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,194, 54% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in early childhood … early female educational development in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +144.8% | 384 | 940 |
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
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,452 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 16,389 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 71,238 (2025)
- 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)
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