Proportion of lower secondary … secondary drinking water basic in Gambia
Gambia: Proportion of lower secondary … secondary drinking water basic 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 … secondary drinking water basic 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% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 96.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 66.2%, 1.5× the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 96.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.6%, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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