Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Gambia
Gambia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 34.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Gambia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Gambia stood at 34.6%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Gambia peaked at 76.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 34.6%, in 2025.
That places Gambia 63rd 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, male in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.6% | — |
| 2001 | 75.0% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 72.3% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 69.2% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 63.7% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 62.2% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 61.9% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 63.1% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 64.4% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 64.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 62.6% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 59.9% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 57.8% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 56.7% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 56.0% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 54.9% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 52.6% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 49.5% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 47.0% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 45.9% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 45.0% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 42.9% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 39.9% | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 36.8% | -7.8% |
| 2025 | 34.6% | -6.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 34.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 60.2%, 57% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 34.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 50.2%, 69% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.4% | 61.9% | 76.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.2% | 47.0% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.9% | 34.6% | 45.9% | 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, male in Gambia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Gambia was 34.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.6% in 2025.
- How does Gambia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Gambia ranks 63rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.2%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release