Lower secondary completion rate, total in Gambia
Gambia: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 61.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Gambia, 1974–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2025, lower secondary completion rate, total in Gambia stood at 61.3%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Gambia peaked at 61.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 1974.
Gambia ranks 141st of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 9.4% | — |
| 1976 | 10.1% | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 10.8% | +6.4% |
| 1978 | 10.2% | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 12.2% | +19.6% |
| 1980 | 12.2% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 12.4% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 13.0% | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 14.1% | +8.5% |
| 1984 | 15.3% | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 16.9% | +10.9% |
| 1986 | 18.5% | +9.0% |
| 1987 | 19.1% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 32.0% | +67.6% |
| 2000 | 33.9% | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 33.6% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 42.4% | +26.3% |
| 2004 | 48.2% | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 52.4% | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 51.5% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 49.1% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 44.9% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 47.3% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 47.1% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 50.9% | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 52.8% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 53.8% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 54.3% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 52.4% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 53.7% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 57.6% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 55.3% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 58.0% | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 60.0% | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 61.3% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.5% | 9.4% | 12.2% | 5 |
| 1980s | 15.2% | 12.2% | 19.1% | 8 |
| 1990s | 32.0% | 32.0% | 32.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 43.7% | 33.6% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.9% | 47.1% | 54.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 57.7% | 53.7% | 61.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 138 Afghanistan 62.1% compare
- 139 Cambodia 61.6% compare
- 140 Costa Rica 61.4% compare
- 142 Solomon Islands 57.8% compare
- 143 Sierra Leone 57.1% compare
- 144 Togo 56.6% compare
More education data for Gambia
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 27,304 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,273 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7,222 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 22,110 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5,194 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Gambia?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Gambia was 61.3% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 1974.
- How does Gambia rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Gambia ranks 141st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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, total (% 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.