Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Gambia
Gambia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 0.4811 GPIA in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Gambia, 2010–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.4811 GPIA for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Gambia peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4811 GPIA, in 2025.
Gambia ranks 165th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Gambia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.9932 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9856 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9711 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9528 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9184 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8634 GPIA | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7923 GPIA | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7836 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7189 GPIA | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.676 GPIA | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6243 GPIA | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5318 GPIA | -14.8% |
| 2024 | 0.5034 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 2025 | 0.4811 GPIA | -4.4% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.4811 GPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.9676 GPIA, 50% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.4811 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9365 GPIA, 51% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9278 GPIA | 0.7836 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5892 GPIA | 0.4811 GPIA | 0.7189 GPIA | 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Gambia?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Gambia was 0.4811 GPIA in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4811 GPIA in 2025.
- How does Gambia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Gambia ranks 165th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.5%. 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release