Official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Gambia
Gambia: Official entrance age to early childhood educational development was 2 years in 2025. ▼ Falling
Official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Gambia, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Gambia is 2 years, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Gambia peaked at 3 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2 years, in 1999.
That places Gambia 3rd out of 102 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Gambia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3 years | — |
| 1999 | 2 years | -33.3% |
| 2000 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5 years | 2 years | 3 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 1 Niue 1 years compare
- 1 Naoero 3 years compare
- 1 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 3 years compare
- 2 Montserrat 0 years
- 3 United Arab Emirates 2 years compare
- 3 Belarus 2 years compare
- 3 Marshall Islands 2 years compare
- 3 Mauritius 2 years compare
- 3 Saudi Arabia 2 years compare
- 3 Sao Tome and Principe 2 years compare
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 official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Gambia?
- Official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Gambia was 2 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to early childhood educational development recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to early childhood educational development recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 years in 1999.
- How does Gambia rank for official entrance age to early childhood educational development?
- Gambia ranks 3rd out of 102 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to early childhood educational development rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to early childhood educational development (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release