Share of primary schools with toilets in Gambia
Gambia: Share of primary schools with toilets was 83.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of primary schools with toilets in Gambia, 2014–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of primary schools with toilets in Gambia stood at 83.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary schools with toilets in Gambia peaked at 86.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 73.4%, in 2014.
Gambia ranks 83rd of 96 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Share of primary schools with toilets in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 73.4% | — |
| 2015 | 75.1% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 82.9% | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 82.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 84.2% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 80.1% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 79.5% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 82.9% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 86.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 84.9% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 83.9% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.8% | 73.4% | 84.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 83.9% | 79.5% | 86.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More education data for Gambia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 236,367 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0838 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 206,534 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0732 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 369,783 (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.12 % change on previous year (2010)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13,495 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.0148 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary schools with toilets in Gambia?
- Share of primary schools with toilets in Gambia was 83.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary schools with toilets recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of primary schools with toilets recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.4% in 2014.
- How does Gambia rank for share of primary schools with toilets?
- Gambia ranks 83rd out of 96 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary schools with toilets rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary schools with toilets. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of primary schools that have access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities, as defined by international standards.