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 0.4623 GPIA 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 GPIA.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.4623 GPIA for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Gambia peaked at 0.9729 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4623 GPIA, in 2025.
That places Gambia 162nd out of 171 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.9729 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.9597 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9541 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9371 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9111 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8902 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8585 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8153 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7668 GPIA | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.725 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6568 GPIA | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6327 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5915 GPIA | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5326 GPIA | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5042 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 2025 | 0.4623 GPIA | -8.3% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.4623 GPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.9434 GPIA, 49% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.4623 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9304 GPIA, 50% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8791 GPIA | 0.725 GPIA | 0.9729 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5633 GPIA | 0.4623 GPIA | 0.6568 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary in Gambia?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Gambia was 0.4623 GPIA 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 0.9729 GPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4623 GPIA in 2025.
- How does Gambia rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Gambia ranks 162nd out of 171 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 48.1%. 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 rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary 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