Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Gambia
Gambia: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 22.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Gambia, 2010–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Gambia stood at 22.0%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Gambia peaked at 45.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 2025.
Gambia ranks 36th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 45.0% | — |
| 2011 | 45.5% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 43.5% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 40.5% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 39.0% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 36.7% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 35.4% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 32.7% | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 29.9% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 27.7% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 25.8% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 25.3% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 24.7% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 22.8% | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 22.9% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 22.0% | -3.8% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 22.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 40.8%, 54% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 22.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.5%, 94% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.6% | 27.7% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 22.0% | 25.8% | 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary in Gambia?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Gambia was 22.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 45.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2025.
- How does Gambia rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Gambia ranks 36th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.9%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release