Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Gambia
Gambia: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 89.78 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Gambia, 1820–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2025, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Gambia stood at 89.78. That is the highest value across all 81 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Gambia peaked at 89.78 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1820.
That places Gambia 128th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 0 | — |
| 1825 | 0 | — |
| 1830 | 0 | — |
| 1835 | 0 | — |
| 1840 | 0 | — |
| 1845 | 0.01 | — |
| 1850 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.02 | +100.0% |
| 1870 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.03 | +50.0% |
| 1880 | 0.04 | +33.3% |
| 1885 | 0.05 | +25.0% |
| 1890 | 0.06 | +20.0% |
| 1895 | 0.08 | +33.3% |
| 1900 | 0.11 | +37.5% |
| 1905 | 0.14 | +27.3% |
| 1910 | 0.19 | +35.7% |
| 1915 | 0.25 | +31.6% |
| 1920 | 0.33 | +32.0% |
| 1925 | 0.43 | +30.3% |
| 1930 | 0.56 | +30.2% |
| 1935 | 0.74 | +32.1% |
| 1940 | 0.98 | +32.4% |
| 1945 | 1.28 | +30.6% |
| 1950 | 1.68 | +31.2% |
| 1955 | 4.89 | +191.1% |
| 1960 | 7 | +43.1% |
| 1965 | 11 | +57.1% |
| 1970 | 13 | +18.2% |
| 1971 | 11.28 | -13.2% |
| 1972 | 11.53 | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 12.53 | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 13.2 | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 14.15 | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 15.03 | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 16.77 | +11.6% |
| 1978 | 18.21 | +8.6% |
| 1979 | 20.49 | +12.5% |
| 1980 | 23.76 | +15.9% |
| 1981 | 29.57 | +24.5% |
| 1982 | 32.32 | +9.3% |
| 1983 | 35 | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 37.55 | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 39.62 | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 40.16 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 33.42 | -16.8% |
| 1993 | 36.03 | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 38.63 | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 41.23 | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 43.83 | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 45.4 | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 46.97 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 55.57 | +18.3% |
| 2000 | 54.09 | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 55.18 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 53.58 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 58.39 | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 60.16 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 59.25 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 63.69 | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 66 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 63.25 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 63.91 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 64.57 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 63.65 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 67.05 | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 67.59 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 70.37 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 73.64 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 75.56 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 78.25 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 80.01 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 84.17 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 86.67 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 86.16 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 86.76 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 86.97 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 87.39 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 89.78 | +2.7% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 89.78 is above the median for low income countries, which is 68.33, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 89.78 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.36, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | +191.1% | 1.68 | 4.89 |
| 1865 | +100.0% | 0.01 | 0.02 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1840s | 0.005 | 0 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1850s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1860s | 0.015 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 2 |
| 1870s | 0.025 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 2 |
| 1880s | 0.045 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 2 |
| 1890s | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 2 |
| 1900s | 0.125 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.22 | 0.19 | 0.25 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.38 | 0.33 | 0.43 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.65 | 0.56 | 0.74 | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.13 | 0.98 | 1.28 | 2 |
| 1950s | 3.28 | 1.68 | 4.89 | 2 |
| 1960s | 9 | 7 | 11 | 2 |
| 1970s | 14.62 | 11.28 | 20.49 | 10 |
| 1980s | 34 | 23.76 | 40.16 | 7 |
| 1990s | 42.63 | 33.42 | 55.57 | 8 |
| 2000s | 59.75 | 53.58 | 66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.49 | 63.65 | 84.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.29 | 86.16 | 89.78 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More education data for Gambia
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 83.09 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Gambia?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Gambia was 89.78 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.78 in 2025.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1820.
- How does Gambia rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Gambia ranks 128th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.