Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Gambia
Gambia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male was 23.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Gambia, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Gambia stood at 23.5%.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Gambia peaked at 75.3% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 2020.
That places Gambia 25th out of 180 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 75.0% | — |
| 1972 | 75.3% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 73.9% | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 73.4% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 72.1% | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 70.3% | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 65.1% | -7.4% |
| 1978 | 62.1% | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 57.2% | -7.9% |
| 1980 | 52.4% | -8.5% |
| 1981 | 44.0% | -16.0% |
| 1982 | 40.5% | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 38.1% | -6.0% |
| 1984 | 38.2% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 35.7% | -6.6% |
| 1986 | 36.5% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 53.3% | +46.0% |
| 1993 | 50.7% | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 45.0% | -11.4% |
| 1998 | 44.6% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 36.2% | -18.7% |
| 2000 | 39.9% | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 40.8% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 42.6% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 41.1% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 41.4% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 43.4% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 39.1% | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 37.2% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 41.1% | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 38.2% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 39.6% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 37.3% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 36.8% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 35.3% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 31.2% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 28.9% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 27.2% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 24.6% | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 24.1% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 24.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 24.4% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 25.0% | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 23.5% | -6.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 23.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 28.7%, 82% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 23.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.2%, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +46.0% | 36.5% | 53.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.4% | 57.2% | 75.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 40.8% | 35.7% | 52.4% | 7 |
| 1990s | 46.0% | 36.2% | 53.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 40.7% | 37.2% | 43.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 33.2% | 24.6% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 23.5% | 25.0% | 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 of primary school age, male in Gambia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Gambia was 23.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 75.3% in 1972.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2020.
- How does Gambia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
- Gambia ranks 25th out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. 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 of primary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release