Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Gambia
Gambia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 70.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Gambia, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 70.3% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Gambia peaked at 70.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 24.5%, in 1998.
That places Gambia 149th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 24.5% | — |
| 1999 | 34.5% | +41.0% |
| 2000 | 36.5% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 38.2% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 37.7% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 49.1% | +30.3% |
| 2004 | 55.2% | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 56.4% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 56.7% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 55.9% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 54.0% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 58.6% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 59.2% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 60.2% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 61.2% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 62.2% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 63.3% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 64.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 63.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 66.2% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 67.9% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 70.3% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.5% | 24.5% | 34.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.8% | 36.5% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.8% | 59.2% | 70.3% | 10 |
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More education data for Gambia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 442,901 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1569 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 236,367 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Gambia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Gambia was 70.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 70.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 1998.
- How does Gambia rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Gambia ranks 149th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.