Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Gambia
Gambia: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male was 75.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Gambia, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Gambia stood at 75.4%. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Gambia peaked at 75.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 1977.
Gambia ranks 153rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 25.7% | — |
| 1972 | 28.4% | +10.5% |
| 1973 | 27.7% | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 26.9% | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 27.8% | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 27.8% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 22.3% | -19.7% |
| 1978 | 27.9% | +24.7% |
| 1979 | 29.8% | +6.9% |
| 1980 | 33.6% | +13.0% |
| 1981 | 33.7% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 39.3% | +16.9% |
| 1983 | 44.3% | +12.5% |
| 1984 | 50.6% | +14.4% |
| 1985 | 51.3% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 52.5% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 57.2% | +9.0% |
| 1989 | 49.5% | -13.4% |
| 1992 | 46.1% | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 42.0% | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 41.7% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 42.3% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 47.5% | +12.3% |
| 1997 | 46.8% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 65.2% | +39.3% |
| 2000 | 63.8% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 63.5% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 61.2% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 61.6% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 59.8% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 56.1% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 54.3% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 58.9% | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 62.2% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 60.3% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 57.4% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 60.1% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 61.2% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 60.5% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 60.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 62.1% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 65.4% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 68.1% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 70.0% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 73.3% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 73.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 72.9% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 73.7% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 75.4% | +2.3% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 75.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 59.6%, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 75.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 71.0%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +39.3% | 46.8% | 65.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.2% | 22.3% | 29.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 45.8% | 33.6% | 57.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 47.4% | 41.7% | 65.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 60.1% | 54.3% | 63.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 57.4% | 68.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 73.1% | 70.0% | 75.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 150 Cameroon 78.1% compare
- 151 Mozambique 76.2% compare
- 152 Luxembourg 75.8% compare
- 154 Pakistan 75.4% compare
- 155 Micronesia, Federated States of 75.3% compare
- 156 Nigeria 74.7% compare
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 intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Gambia?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Gambia was 75.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 75.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 1977.
- How does Gambia rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male?
- Gambia ranks 153rd out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release