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 13.9% 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
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Gambia is 13.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.3% on the previous year and down 59.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Gambia peaked at 44.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2025.
Gambia ranks 52nd of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 44.4% | — |
| 2011 | 44.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 42.5% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 39.2% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 37.2% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 34.5% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 32.7% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 29.4% | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 25.9% | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 23.3% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 20.4% | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 19.5% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 15.8% | -13.9% |
| 2024 | 15.3% | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 13.9% | -9.3% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 13.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 41.5%, 33% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 13.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.5%, 59% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.4% | 23.3% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 13.9% | 20.4% | 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 13.9% 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 44.6% 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 13.9% in 2025.
- How does Gambia rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Gambia ranks 52nd 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 59.8%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release