Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Gambia
Gambia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 19.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Gambia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Gambia is 19.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.1% on the previous year and down 65.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Gambia peaked at 84.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 2025.
That places Gambia 86th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.8% | — |
| 2001 | 83.4% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 81.4% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 78.6% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 75.4% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 72.0% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 69.0% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 67.1% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 66.8% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 67.4% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 67.2% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 65.1% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 62.4% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 58.1% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 56.5% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 54.3% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 50.8% | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 46.5% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 42.2% | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 38.9% | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 35.5% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 31.6% | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 27.4% | -13.3% |
| 2024 | 23.2% | -15.3% |
| 2025 | 19.7% | -15.1% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 19.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 65.7%, 30% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 19.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.9%, 38% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.6% | 66.8% | 84.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.3% | 42.2% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.4% | 19.7% | 38.9% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Gambia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Gambia was 19.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 2025.
- How does Gambia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Gambia ranks 86th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.1%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release