Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Gambia
Gambia: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 4,257 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Gambia, 2006–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Gambia stood at 4,257. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 82.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Gambia peaked at 31,680 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4,257, in 2025.
Gambia ranks 102nd of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 30,759 | — |
| 2007 | 28,986 | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 27,378 | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 27,187 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 31,680 | +16.5% |
| 2012 | 30,654 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 25,317 | -17.4% |
| 2014 | 26,011 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 23,819 | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 23,399 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 20,800 | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 16,678 | -19.8% |
| 2019 | 15,773 | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 14,256 | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 12,618 | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 10,849 | -14.0% |
| 2023 | 5,214 | -51.9% |
| 2024 | 4,558 | -12.6% |
| 2025 | 4,257 | -6.6% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 4,257 is below the median for low income countries, which is 368,372, 1% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 4,257 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 95,420, 4% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -51.9% | 10,849 | 5,214 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29,041 | 27,378 | 30,759 | 3 |
| 2010s | 24,132 | 15,773 | 31,680 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,625 | 4,257 | 14,256 | 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 out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Gambia?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Gambia was 4,257 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 31,680 in 2011.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,257 in 2025.
- How does Gambia rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
- Gambia ranks 102nd out of 163 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.1%. 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 Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release