Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Gambia
Gambia: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 0.8139 GPIA in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Gambia, 2007–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Gambia is 0.8139 GPIA, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Gambia peaked at 0.9896 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.8139 GPIA, in 2025.
Gambia ranks 124th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Gambia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.9524 GPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.9617 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9896 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9582 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9266 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9286 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9275 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9042 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8781 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8975 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8826 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8808 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8709 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.8637 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.8139 GPIA | -5.8% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.8139 GPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.998 GPIA, 82% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.8139 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9861 GPIA, 83% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9524 GPIA | 0.9524 GPIA | 0.9524 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9343 GPIA | 0.8781 GPIA | 0.9896 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.8682 GPIA | 0.8139 GPIA | 0.8975 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 one year before the official primary in Gambia?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Gambia was 0.8139 GPIA in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9896 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8139 GPIA in 2025.
- How does Gambia rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Gambia ranks 124th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. 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 one year before the official primary entry 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