Primary completion rate, female in Gambia
Gambia: Primary completion rate, female was 93.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Primary completion rate, female in Gambia, 1971–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2025, primary completion rate, female in Gambia stood at 93.1%. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Gambia peaked at 93.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 1977.
Gambia ranks 110th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary completion rate, female in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10.0% | — |
| 1972 | 10.9% | +9.2% |
| 1973 | 10.7% | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 10.9% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 12.9% | +18.1% |
| 1976 | 11.7% | -9.0% |
| 1977 | 9.4% | -19.8% |
| 1978 | 13.6% | +44.6% |
| 1979 | 13.2% | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 14.5% | +9.9% |
| 1981 | 15.1% | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 16.5% | +9.5% |
| 1983 | 18.0% | +9.0% |
| 1984 | 21.9% | +21.4% |
| 1985 | 24.2% | +10.5% |
| 1986 | 27.0% | +11.9% |
| 1987 | 29.8% | +10.2% |
| 1989 | 27.3% | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 28.3% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 28.0% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 26.1% | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 29.5% | +12.8% |
| 1996 | 36.0% | +22.2% |
| 1997 | 32.3% | -10.3% |
| 1999 | 51.4% | +59.1% |
| 2000 | 51.6% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 53.0% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 51.2% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 55.2% | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 55.1% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 54.3% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 53.5% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 60.4% | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 68.1% | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 62.1% | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 59.3% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 60.6% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 63.3% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 64.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 65.2% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 66.8% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 73.4% | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 79.4% | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 82.7% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 85.7% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 87.3% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 87.6% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 90.4% | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 93.1% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.5% | 9.4% | 13.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 21.6% | 14.5% | 29.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 33.1% | 26.1% | 51.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 55.8% | 51.2% | 68.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 66.0% | 59.3% | 79.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 87.8% | 82.7% | 93.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 107 Seychelles 93.8% compare
- 108 Timor-Leste 93.3% compare
- 109 Cambodia 93.2% compare
- 111 Naoero 92.7% compare
- 112 Trinidad and Tobago 92.6% compare
- 113 Oman 92.1% compare
More education data for Gambia
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 199,300 (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6853 % change on previous year (2010)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 170,483 (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.97 % change on previous year (1996)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 148,299 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Gambia?
- Primary completion rate, female in Gambia was 93.1% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 1977.
- How does Gambia rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Gambia ranks 110th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.