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 33.4% 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 %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Gambia stood at 33.4%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Gambia peaked at 66.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 33.4%, in 2025.
Gambia ranks 45th of 175 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 66.1% | — |
| 2010 | 53.2% | -19.6% |
| 2013 | 57.7% | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 49.6% | -14.0% |
| 2015 | 46.8% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 47.1% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 45.0% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 42.8% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 39.9% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 40.3% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 40.9% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 41.5% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 40.5% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 37.9% | -6.3% |
| 2025 | 33.4% | -11.9% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 33.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 58.2%, 57% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 33.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.1%, 78% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.1% | 66.1% | 66.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 47.8% | 39.9% | 57.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 39.1% | 33.4% | 41.5% | 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 33.4% 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 66.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.4% in 2025.
- How does Gambia rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Gambia ranks 45th out of 175 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 28.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release