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% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 1.85 % change on previous year is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8169 % change on previous year, 2.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 1.85 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1367 % change on previous year, 13.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +6991.9% | -0.0339 % change on previous year | 2.34 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | -2621.7% | 0.0685 % change on previous year | -1.73 % change on previous year |
| 2025 | +1503.2% | -0.1318 % change on previous year | 1.85 % change on previous year |
| 1973 | +678.2% | -1.36 % change on previous year | 7.84 % change on previous year |
| 1999 | +659.2% | 2.09 % change on previous year | 15.88 % change on previous year |
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
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1569 units per person (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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How this figure is calculated
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 and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – 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
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.