Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Gambia
Gambia: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes was 35.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Gambia, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Gambia is 35.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Gambia peaked at 35.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2013.
Gambia ranks 112th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 20.2% | — |
| 2014 | 23.5% | +16.4% |
| 2015 | 25.5% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 25.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 25.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 28.2% | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 30.8% | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 31.7% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 30.3% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 30.7% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 32.0% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 33.7% | +5.2% |
| 2025 | 35.7% | +6.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 35.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 24.4%, 1.5× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 35.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.2%, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.7% | 20.2% | 30.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 30.3% | 35.7% | 6 |
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 net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Gambia?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Gambia was 35.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2013.
- How does Gambia rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Gambia ranks 112th out of 163 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.9%. 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 Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release