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 33.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Gambia, 2010–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Gambia stood at 33.1%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Gambia peaked at 72.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 33.1%, in 2025.
That places Gambia 49th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 72.2% | — |
| 2011 | 64.5% | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 65.3% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 60.4% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 57.9% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 57.7% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 55.6% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 51.6% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 46.8% | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 47.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 43.0% | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 40.2% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 38.6% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 34.0% | -11.8% |
| 2024 | 33.5% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 33.1% | -1.1% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 33.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 69.0%, 48% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 33.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 53.7%, 62% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 57.9% | 46.8% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 33.1% | 43.0% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Gambia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Gambia was 33.1% 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 72.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.1% in 2025.
- How does Gambia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Gambia ranks 49th out of 179 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 42.5%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release