Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Gambia
Gambia: Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling was 3.91 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
3.91
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
28th
of 229 countries
All-time high
6.43
in 1976
All-time low
3.91
in 2024
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Gambia, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 3.91 for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Gambia peaked at 6.43 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 3.91, in 2024.
That places Gambia 28th out of 229 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.35 | — |
| 1951 | 6.35 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 6.35 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 6.35 | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 6.34 | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 6.33 | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 6.32 | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 6.3 | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 6.29 | -0.3% |
| 1959 | 6.27 | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 6.25 | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 6.23 | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 6.21 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 6.2 | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 6.2 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 6.19 | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 6.18 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 6.21 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 6.22 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 6.25 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 6.26 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 6.33 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 6.37 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 6.41 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 6.42 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 6.43 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 6.43 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 6.43 | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 6.42 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 6.41 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 6.41 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 6.4 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 6.4 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 6.39 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 6.38 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 6.36 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 6.34 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 6.3 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 6.26 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 6.25 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 6.25 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 6.19 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 6.11 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 6.03 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 6.04 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5.99 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 5.92 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 5.85 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 5.82 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 5.77 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 5.72 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 5.67 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 5.66 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 5.66 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.68 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 5.71 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 5.74 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 5.68 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 5.62 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 5.57 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 5.56 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 5.54 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 5.52 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 5.39 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 5.2 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 5 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 4.81 | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 4.61 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 4.42 | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 4.33 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 4.25 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 4.17 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 4.08 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 4.01 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 3.91 | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.33 | 6.27 | 6.35 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.21 | 6.18 | 6.25 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.39 | 6.26 | 6.43 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.35 | 6.25 | 6.41 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6 | 5.77 | 6.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.67 | 5.57 | 5.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.04 | 4.33 | 5.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.08 | 3.91 | 4.25 | 5 |
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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)
- 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 fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Gambia?
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Gambia was 3.91 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.43 in 1976.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.91 in 2024.
- How does Gambia rank for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling?
- Gambia ranks 28th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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