Lower secondary completion rate, female in Gambia
Gambia: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 70.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Gambia, 1974–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, female in Gambia is 70.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Gambia peaked at 70.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1974.
That places Gambia 135th out of 187 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.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 3.7% | — |
| 1976 | 5.2% | +41.7% |
| 1977 | 5.6% | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 5.3% | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 6.8% | +28.4% |
| 1980 | 7.0% | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 7.3% | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 6.9% | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 8.3% | +20.7% |
| 1984 | 8.8% | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 8.7% | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 10.2% | +17.3% |
| 1987 | 11.2% | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 24.6% | +119.0% |
| 2000 | 26.2% | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 26.2% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 26.5% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 34.9% | +32.0% |
| 2004 | 41.2% | +17.9% |
| 2005 | 45.4% | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 47.9% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 45.9% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 42.4% | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 46.0% | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 45.6% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 51.0% | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 53.8% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 54.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 54.7% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 56.5% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 58.4% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 63.4% | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 62.1% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 66.8% | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 69.3% | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 70.3% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.3% | 3.7% | 6.8% | 5 |
| 1980s | 8.6% | 6.9% | 11.2% | 8 |
| 1990s | 24.6% | 24.6% | 24.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 38.2% | 26.2% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.6% | 45.6% | 56.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 65.1% | 58.4% | 70.3% | 6 |
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More education data for Gambia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 369,783 (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.12 % change on previous year (2010)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13,495 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.0148 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 199,300 (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6853 % change on previous year (2010)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 170,483 (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.97 % change on previous year (1996)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 148,299 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, female in Gambia?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Gambia was 70.3% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 70.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1974.
- How does Gambia rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Gambia ranks 135th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.