Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Gambia
Gambia: Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled was 100.43 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Gambia, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Gambia is 100.43, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Gambia peaked at 100.43 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 21.13, in 1972.
Gambia ranks 112th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 21.42 | — |
| 1972 | 21.13 | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 22.79 | +7.8% |
| 1974 | 23.59 | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 24.71 | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 26.23 | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 27.27 | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 29.49 | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 33.3 | +12.9% |
| 1980 | 37.28 | +12.0% |
| 1981 | 45.04 | +20.8% |
| 1982 | 48.67 | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 51.43 | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 54.51 | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 56.32 | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 56.66 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 55.46 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 53.55 | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 50.19 | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 50.56 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 50.98 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 50.97 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 52.16 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 54.16 | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 55.79 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 58.92 | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 60.69 | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 61.96 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 71.79 | +15.9% |
| 2000 | 70.98 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 71.41 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 69.33 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 72.4 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 73.58 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 72.19 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 71.48 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 73.95 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 73.56 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 73.41 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 73.46 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 72.19 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 75.46 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 77.53 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 80.67 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 83.68 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 85.5 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 88.69 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 91.48 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 95.1 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 96.88 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 96.32 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 97.28 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 98.74 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 98.61 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 100.43 | +1.8% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 100.43 is above the median for low income countries, which is 96.81, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 100.43 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 100.43, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.55 | 21.13 | 33.3 | 9 |
| 1980s | 50.91 | 37.28 | 56.66 | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.8 | 50.56 | 71.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.23 | 69.33 | 73.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.38 | 72.19 | 95.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.04 | 96.32 | 100.43 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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, gaps filled in Gambia?
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Gambia was 100.43 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.43 in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.13 in 1972.
- How does Gambia rank for primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled?
- Gambia ranks 112th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates with 569 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
- 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
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates with 569 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.