Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Gambia, The
Gambia, The: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 100.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Gambia, The, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Gambia, The stood at 100.4%. 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 and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Gambia, The peaked at 100.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 1972.
That places Gambia, The 112th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.5% | 21.1% | 33.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 50.9% | 37.3% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.8% | 50.6% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.2% | 69.3% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.4% | 72.2% | 95.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 96.3% | 100.4% | 6 |
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More education data for Gambia, The
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 13,495 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.91 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 108.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Gambia, The?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Gambia, The was 100.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Gambia, The?
- The highest recorded value was 100.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Gambia, The?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 1972.
- How does Gambia, The rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Gambia, The ranks 112th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Gambia, The?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia, The data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.