Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Gambia
Gambia: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 29.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Gambia, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Gambia stood at 29.6%.
That represents a change of down 12.9% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Gambia peaked at 34.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2010.
That places Gambia 16th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 23.7% | — |
| 2003 | 25.0% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 27.9% | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 28.3% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 20.3% | -28.3% |
| 2008 | 22.4% | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | -19.9% |
| 2011 | 20.3% | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 23.2% | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 29.5% | +27.1% |
| 2014 | 26.6% | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 26.9% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 27.7% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 27.4% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 33.1% | +20.7% |
| 2019 | 29.2% | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 28.2% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 28.9% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 33.6% | +16.3% |
| 2023 | 34.9% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 34.0% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 29.6% | -12.9% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 29.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 27.5%, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 29.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.6%, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.7% | 23.7% | 23.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 20.3% | 28.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 18.0% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 28.2% | 34.9% | 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 percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Gambia?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Gambia was 29.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2010.
- How does Gambia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Gambia ranks 16th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release