Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Gambia
Gambia: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 96.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Gambia, 2014–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Gambia is 96.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Gambia peaked at 96.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 85.5%, in 2014.
Gambia ranks 81st of 101 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 85.5% | — |
| 2015 | 88.4% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 89.7% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 89.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 89.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 90.1% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 94.2% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 95.3% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 96.9% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 96.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.6% | 85.5% | 90.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 89.5% | 96.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.43 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Gambia?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Gambia was 96.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.5% in 2014.
- How does Gambia rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- Gambia ranks 81st out of 101 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking water (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release