Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate in Gambia
Gambia: Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate was 1.85 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate in Gambia, 1972–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate in Gambia stood at 1.85 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,503.2% on the previous year and down 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate in Gambia peaked at 20.82 % change on previous year in 1981 and was at its lowest, -6.27 % change on previous year, in 1989.
That places Gambia 42nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | -1.36 % change on previous year | — |
| 1973 | 7.84 % change on previous year | -678.2% |
| 1974 | 3.52 % change on previous year | -55.2% |
| 1975 | 4.74 % change on previous year | +34.8% |
| 1976 | 6.19 % change on previous year | +30.7% |
| 1977 | 3.93 % change on previous year | -36.6% |
| 1978 | 8.17 % change on previous year | +108.1% |
| 1979 | 12.89 % change on previous year | +57.7% |
| 1980 | 11.97 % change on previous year | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 20.82 % change on previous year | +73.9% |
| 1982 | 8.05 % change on previous year | -61.4% |
| 1983 | 5.67 % change on previous year | -29.6% |
| 1984 | 5.99 % change on previous year | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 3.31 % change on previous year | -44.7% |
| 1986 | 0.6147 % change on previous year | -81.4% |
| 1987 | -2.13 % change on previous year | -446.0% |
| 1988 | -3.44 % change on previous year | +61.8% |
| 1989 | -6.27 % change on previous year | +82.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7322 % change on previous year | -111.7% |
| 1991 | 0.8454 % change on previous year | +15.5% |
| 1992 | -0.0339 % change on previous year | -104.0% |
| 1993 | 2.34 % change on previous year | -6991.9% |
| 1994 | 3.84 % change on previous year | +64.3% |
| 1995 | 3 % change on previous year | -21.8% |
| 1996 | 5.62 % change on previous year | +87.2% |
| 1997 | 2.99 % change on previous year | -46.8% |
| 1998 | 2.09 % change on previous year | -30.1% |
| 1999 | 15.88 % change on previous year | +659.2% |
| 2000 | -1.13 % change on previous year | -107.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6011 % change on previous year | -153.4% |
| 2002 | -2.91 % change on previous year | -584.4% |
| 2003 | 4.43 % change on previous year | -252.2% |
| 2004 | 1.62 % change on previous year | -63.4% |
| 2005 | -1.89 % change on previous year | -216.3% |
| 2006 | -0.9903 % change on previous year | -47.5% |
| 2007 | 3.46 % change on previous year | -449.7% |
| 2008 | -0.5332 % change on previous year | -115.4% |
| 2009 | -0.1997 % change on previous year | -62.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0685 % change on previous year | -134.3% |
| 2011 | -1.73 % change on previous year | -2621.7% |
| 2012 | 4.53 % change on previous year | -362.0% |
| 2013 | 2.75 % change on previous year | -39.3% |
| 2014 | 4.05 % change on previous year | +47.4% |
| 2015 | 3.73 % change on previous year | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 2.18 % change on previous year | -41.6% |
| 2017 | 3.74 % change on previous year | +71.8% |
| 2018 | 3.14 % change on previous year | -15.9% |
| 2019 | 3.95 % change on previous year | +25.7% |
| 2020 | 1.88 % change on previous year | -52.5% |
| 2021 | -0.5772 % change on previous year | -130.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9911 % change on previous year | -271.7% |
| 2023 | 1.5 % change on previous year | +51.2% |
| 2024 | -0.1318 % change on previous year | -108.8% |
| 2025 | 1.85 % change on previous year | -1503.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.74 % change on previous year | -1.36 % change on previous year | 12.89 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1980s | 4.46 % change on previous year | -6.27 % change on previous year | 20.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.73 % change on previous year | -0.0339 % change on previous year | 15.88 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2469 % change on previous year | -2.91 % change on previous year | 4.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.64 % change on previous year | -1.73 % change on previous year | 4.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.918 % change on previous year | -0.5772 % change on previous year | 1.88 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 39 Solomon Islands 1.98 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Italy 1.97 % change on previous year compare
- 41 Haiti 1.95 % change on previous year compare
- 43 Panama 1.82 % change on previous year compare
- 44 Cook Islands 1.82 % change on previous year compare
- 45 Cambodia 1.8 % change on previous year compare
More education data for Gambia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate in Gambia?
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate in Gambia was 1.85 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.82 % change on previous year in 1981.
- What is the lowest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.27 % change on previous year in 1989.
- How does Gambia rank for primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate?
- Gambia ranks 42nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.4%. 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 secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The year-on-year percentage change in Primary secondary enrollment completion rates. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Primary secondary enrollment completion rates. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.