Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in Gambia
Gambia: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female was 37.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in Gambia, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in Gambia stood at 37.5%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in Gambia peaked at 37.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 2013.
That places Gambia 107th out of 160 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, female in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 20.9% | — |
| 2014 | 24.2% | +15.5% |
| 2015 | 26.2% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 26.6% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 27.0% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 29.2% | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 32.0% | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 32.7% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 31.6% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 32.1% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 33.6% | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 35.3% | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 37.5% | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.6% | 20.9% | 32.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 33.8% | 31.6% | 37.5% | 6 |
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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, female in Gambia?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in Gambia was 37.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 2013.
- How does Gambia rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female?
- Gambia ranks 107th out of 160 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release