Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Gambia
Gambia: Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled was 83.09 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Gambia, 1820–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Gambia recorded 83.09 for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in 2025. That is the highest value across all 86 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Gambia peaked at 83.09 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.31, in 1820.
Gambia ranks 175th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 0.31 | — |
| 1825 | 0.4 | +29.0% |
| 1830 | 0.51 | +27.5% |
| 1835 | 0.65 | +27.5% |
| 1840 | 0.82 | +26.2% |
| 1845 | 1.05 | +28.0% |
| 1850 | 1.33 | +26.7% |
| 1855 | 1.69 | +27.1% |
| 1860 | 2.14 | +26.6% |
| 1865 | 2.72 | +27.1% |
| 1870 | 3.44 | +26.5% |
| 1875 | 4.35 | +26.5% |
| 1880 | 5.48 | +26.0% |
| 1885 | 6.89 | +25.7% |
| 1890 | 8.62 | +25.1% |
| 1895 | 10.74 | +24.6% |
| 1900 | 13.31 | +23.9% |
| 1905 | 11.19 | -15.9% |
| 1910 | 9.07 | -18.9% |
| 1915 | 7.79 | -14.1% |
| 1920 | 6.52 | -16.3% |
| 1925 | 5.17 | -20.7% |
| 1930 | 3.83 | -25.9% |
| 1935 | 4.64 | +21.1% |
| 1940 | 5.46 | +17.7% |
| 1945 | 6.28 | +15.0% |
| 1950 | 7.09 | +12.9% |
| 1955 | 10.03 | +41.5% |
| 1960 | 10 | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 19 | +90.0% |
| 1970 | 21 | +10.5% |
| 1971 | 18.15 | -13.6% |
| 1972 | 18.09 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 19.3 | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 19.89 | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 21 | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 22.36 | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 25.84 | +15.5% |
| 1978 | 28.05 | +8.6% |
| 1979 | 31.65 | +12.8% |
| 1980 | 35.7 | +12.8% |
| 1981 | 42.8 | +19.9% |
| 1982 | 45.92 | +7.3% |
| 1983 | 48.48 | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 49.69 | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 52 | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 51.85 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 49.45 | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 47.05 | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 44.65 | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 42.25 | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 41.16 | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 40.07 | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 42.66 | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 44.92 | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 47.19 | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 49.45 | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 50.33 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 51.2 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 59.67 | +16.5% |
| 2000 | 57.08 | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 57.17 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 55.51 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 58.66 | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 59.37 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 57.89 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 62.3 | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 64.4 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 61.05 | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 62.12 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 63.19 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 62.01 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 64.85 | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 65.39 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 67.53 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 70.54 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 72.15 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 74.65 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 76.35 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 79.75 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 81.56 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 80.98 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 81.22 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 81.22 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 81.15 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 83.09 | +2.4% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 83.09 is above the median for low income countries, which is 69.45, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 83.09 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.45, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +90.0% | 10 | 19 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.355 | 0.31 | 0.4 | 2 |
| 1830s | 0.58 | 0.51 | 0.65 | 2 |
| 1840s | 0.935 | 0.82 | 1.05 | 2 |
| 1850s | 1.51 | 1.33 | 1.69 | 2 |
| 1860s | 2.43 | 2.14 | 2.72 | 2 |
| 1870s | 3.89 | 3.44 | 4.35 | 2 |
| 1880s | 6.19 | 5.48 | 6.89 | 2 |
| 1890s | 9.68 | 8.62 | 10.74 | 2 |
| 1900s | 12.25 | 11.19 | 13.31 | 2 |
| 1910s | 8.43 | 7.79 | 9.07 | 2 |
| 1920s | 5.84 | 5.17 | 6.52 | 2 |
| 1930s | 4.23 | 3.83 | 4.64 | 2 |
| 1940s | 5.87 | 5.46 | 6.28 | 2 |
| 1950s | 8.56 | 7.09 | 10.03 | 2 |
| 1960s | 14.5 | 10 | 19 | 2 |
| 1970s | 22.53 | 18.09 | 31.65 | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.76 | 35.7 | 52 | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.89 | 40.07 | 59.67 | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.55 | 55.51 | 64.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.64 | 62.01 | 79.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.54 | 80.98 | 83.09 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More education data for Gambia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.78 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Gambia?
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Gambia was 83.09 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.09 in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.31 in 1820.
- How does Gambia rank for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled?
- Gambia ranks 175th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.