Lower secondary completion rate, male in Gambia
Gambia: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 52.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, male 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, male in Gambia is 52.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Gambia peaked at 59.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 1976.
That places Gambia 149th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 15.1% | — |
| 1976 | 15.1% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 16.0% | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 15.3% | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 17.8% | +16.6% |
| 1980 | 17.6% | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 17.7% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 19.3% | +9.2% |
| 1983 | 20.1% | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 22.0% | +9.6% |
| 1985 | 25.5% | +15.6% |
| 1986 | 26.9% | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 27.0% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 39.3% | +45.2% |
| 2000 | 41.5% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 41.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 40.7% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 49.9% | +22.5% |
| 2004 | 55.3% | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 59.3% | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 55.2% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 52.2% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 47.3% | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 48.5% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 48.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 50.8% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 51.9% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 54.5% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 53.9% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 48.4% | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 49.1% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 51.8% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 48.6% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 49.4% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 50.9% | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 52.4% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.9% | 15.1% | 17.8% | 5 |
| 1980s | 22.0% | 17.6% | 27.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 39.3% | 39.3% | 39.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 49.2% | 40.7% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.3% | 48.4% | 54.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 50.4% | 48.6% | 52.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More education data for Gambia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 236,367 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0838 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 206,534 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0732 units per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, male in Gambia?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Gambia was 52.4% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 1976.
- How does Gambia rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Gambia ranks 149th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (% 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.