Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Gambia
Gambia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 97.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Gambia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 97.7% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Gambia peaked at 97.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.6%, in 1998.
That places Gambia 117th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 45.6% | — |
| 1999 | 55.1% | +20.7% |
| 2000 | 55.8% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 57.5% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 56.1% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 63.1% | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 66.3% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 66.1% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 66.1% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 67.8% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 67.3% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 68.1% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 68.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 67.6% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 70.5% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 72.4% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 75.4% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 78.2% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 79.8% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 83.1% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 89.7% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 92.3% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 93.1% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 94.4% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 97.2% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 97.7% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.4% | 45.6% | 55.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 63.4% | 55.8% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.1% | 67.6% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 92.3% | 97.7% | 5 |
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 gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Gambia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Gambia was 97.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.6% in 1998.
- How does Gambia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Gambia ranks 117th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. 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, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release