Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Gambia
Gambia: Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development was 1.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Gambia, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 1.1% for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 119.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Gambia peaked at 1.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2013.
Gambia ranks 62nd of 67 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.4% | — |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +40.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -18.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +20.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +72.9% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -20.1% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -12.1% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | +9.7% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 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 net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Gambia?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Gambia was 1.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2013.
- How does Gambia rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development?
- Gambia ranks 62nd out of 67 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 119.1%. 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 educational development programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release