Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Gambia
Gambia: Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity was 79.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Gambia, 2014–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 79.5% for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Gambia peaked at 79.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 59.7%, in 2018.
That places Gambia 117th out of 126 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 63.4% | — |
| 2015 | 68.3% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 74.4% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 66.1% | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 59.7% | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 59.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 59.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 66.7% | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 73.0% | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 75.5% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 76.2% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 79.5% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 65.3% | 59.7% | 74.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 71.8% | 59.7% | 79.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More education data for Gambia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 442,901 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.4 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Gambia?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Gambia was 79.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.7% in 2018.
- How does Gambia rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity?
- Gambia ranks 117th out of 126 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. 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 upper secondary schools with access to electricity (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release