Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Gambia
Gambia: Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 91.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Gambia, 2014–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 91.8% for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Gambia peaked at 91.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 65.7%, in 2021.
That places Gambia 87th out of 106 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.2% | 70.6% | 90.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 81.1% | 65.7% | 91.8% | 6 |
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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 upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Gambia?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Gambia was 91.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.7% in 2021.
- How does Gambia rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- Gambia ranks 87th out of 106 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of upper 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