Progression to secondary school in Gambia
Gambia: Progression to secondary school was 94.4% in 2013. β² Rising
Progression to secondary school in Gambia, 1973β2013
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for progression to secondary school in Gambia is 94.4%, measured in 2013.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Gambia peaked at 96.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 52.6%, in 1986.
That places Gambia 108th out of 168 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 67.1% | 55.1% | 76.9% | 6 |
| 1980s | 65.4% | 52.6% | 72.4% | 7 |
| 1990s | 77.1% | 68.7% | 85.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 85.9% | 70.5% | 96.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 91.6% | 86.4% | 94.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 105 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 95.1% compare
- 106 Eritrea 94.7% compare
- 107 Paraguay 94.5% compare
- 109 Cabo Verde 94.4% compare
- 110 Trinidad and Tobago 94.2% compare
- 111 Ghana 93.7% compare
More education data for Gambia
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Gambia?
- Progression to secondary school in Gambia was 94.4% in 2013, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.6% in 1986.
- How does Gambia rank for progression to secondary school?
- Gambia ranks 108th out of 168 countries with data for 2013.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).