Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Gambia
Gambia: Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level was 73.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Gambia, 2014–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 73.5% for proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 55.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Gambia peaked at 73.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 2014.
Gambia ranks 116th of 124 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 schools with access to electricity, by education level in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 44.0% | — |
| 2015 | 47.4% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 48.2% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 51.1% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 54.9% | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 54.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 57.8% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 63.6% | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 66.1% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 70.2% | +6.1% |
| 2025 | 73.5% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49.1% | 44.0% | 54.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 64.4% | 54.9% | 73.5% | 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 schools with access to electricity, by education level in Gambia?
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Gambia was 73.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 2014.
- How does Gambia rank for proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level?
- Gambia ranks 116th out of 124 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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