Primary completion rate, male in Gambia
Gambia: Primary completion rate, male was 75.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, male in Gambia, 1971–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 75.4% for primary completion rate, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Gambia peaked at 75.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 1977.
Gambia ranks 149th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, male in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 25.7% | — |
| 1972 | 28.4% | +10.5% |
| 1973 | 27.7% | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 26.9% | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 27.8% | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 27.8% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 22.3% | -19.7% |
| 1978 | 27.9% | +24.7% |
| 1979 | 29.8% | +6.9% |
| 1980 | 33.6% | +13.0% |
| 1981 | 33.7% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 39.3% | +16.9% |
| 1983 | 44.3% | +12.5% |
| 1984 | 50.6% | +14.4% |
| 1985 | 51.3% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 52.5% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 57.2% | +9.0% |
| 1989 | 49.5% | -13.4% |
| 1992 | 46.1% | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 42.0% | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 41.7% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 42.3% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 47.5% | +12.3% |
| 1997 | 46.8% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 65.2% | +39.3% |
| 2000 | 63.8% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 63.5% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 61.2% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 61.6% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 59.8% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 56.1% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 54.3% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 58.9% | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 62.2% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 60.3% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 57.4% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 60.1% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 61.2% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 60.5% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 60.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 62.1% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 65.4% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 68.1% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 70.0% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 73.3% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 73.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 72.9% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 73.7% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 75.4% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.2% | 22.3% | 29.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 45.8% | 33.6% | 57.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 47.4% | 41.7% | 65.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 60.1% | 54.3% | 63.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 57.4% | 68.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 73.1% | 70.0% | 75.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 146 Cameroon 78.1% compare
- 147 Mozambique 76.2% compare
- 148 Luxembourg 75.8% compare
- 150 Pakistan 75.4% compare
- 151 Micronesia (country) 75.3% compare
- 152 Nigeria 74.7% 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, male in Gambia?
- Primary completion rate, male in Gambia was 75.4% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 75.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 1977.
- How does Gambia rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Gambia ranks 149th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (% 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.