Primary education, pupils in Gambia
Gambia: Primary education, pupils was 51.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Gambia, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 51.8% for primary education, pupils in 2018. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Gambia peaked at 51.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 30.6%, in 1971.
Gambia ranks 2nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Primary education, pupils in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 30.6% | — |
| 1972 | 30.9% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 31.3% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 31.9% | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 33.1% | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 33.2% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 32.3% | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 32.4% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 32.5% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 33.3% | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 34.5% | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 35.2% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 36.1% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 37.5% | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 38.0% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 38.5% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 38.8% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 38.7% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 40.7% | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 41.4% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 42.1% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 42.6% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 43.6% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 44.3% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 45.0% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 45.7% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 46.4% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 47.3% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 47.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 49.2% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 49.9% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 50.4% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 50.8% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 50.8% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 51.2% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 50.7% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 50.3% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 50.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 50.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 50.7% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 50.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 51.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 51.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 51.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 51.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.0% | 30.6% | 33.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 36.7% | 33.3% | 38.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 43.2% | 40.7% | 45.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 49.4% | 46.4% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 50.3% | 51.8% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More education data for Gambia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13,495 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.43 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Gambia?
- Primary education, pupils in Gambia was 51.8% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6% in 1971.
- How does Gambia rank for primary education, pupils?
- Gambia ranks 2nd out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.