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 37.5% 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 %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Gambia stood at 37.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Gambia peaked at 54.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 35.9%, in 2023.
That places Gambia 30th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 54.1% | — |
| 2011 | 54.2% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 52.8% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 47.6% | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 47.2% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 46.2% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 46.1% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 44.5% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 41.8% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 41.1% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 40.3% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 39.0% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 39.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 35.9% | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 36.6% | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 37.5% | +2.3% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 37.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 49.0%, 76% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 37.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.2%, 96% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 47.6% | 41.1% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.1% | 35.9% | 40.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 27 Comoros 39.8% compare
- 28 San Marino 39.0% compare
- 29 Cote d'Ivoire 38.6% compare
- 31 Zimbabwe 37.1% compare
- 32 Cambodia 36.7% compare
- 33 El Salvador 36.4% 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 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 37.5% 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 54.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.9% in 2023.
- How does Gambia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Gambia ranks 30th 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 18.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release