Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Gambia
Gambia: Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage was 0.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Gambia, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Gambia is 0.2%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.1% on the previous year and down 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Gambia peaked at 0.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2004.
Gambia ranks 110th of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.2% | — |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +26.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -44.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +15.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +108.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +25.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -60.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +38.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +13.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -20.1% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6%, 39% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6%, 39% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +108.5% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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 government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Gambia?
- Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Gambia was 0.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2004.
- How does Gambia rank for government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage?
- Gambia ranks 110th out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.0%. 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 Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release