School age population, lower secondary education, female in Gambia
Gambia: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 100,840 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
100,840
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
126th
of 220 countries
All-time high
100,840
in 2025
All-time low
21,063
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Gambia, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 100,840 for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Gambia peaked at 100,840 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 21,063, in 1970.
Gambia ranks 126th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 21,063 | — |
| 1971 | 21,842 | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 22,641 | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 23,464 | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 24,305 | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 25,195 | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 26,125 | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 26,213 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 26,473 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 27,504 | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 28,546 | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 29,574 | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 30,613 | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 31,704 | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 32,944 | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 34,100 | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 35,436 | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 36,933 | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 38,533 | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 40,224 | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 41,941 | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 34,196 | -18.5% |
| 1992 | 35,746 | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 37,380 | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 39,082 | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 40,823 | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 42,680 | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 44,623 | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 46,712 | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 48,786 | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 50,891 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 52,903 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 54,974 | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 57,101 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 59,392 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 61,677 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 63,833 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 65,791 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 67,776 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 69,540 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 70,982 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 72,010 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 73,068 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 74,210 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 75,432 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 76,692 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 78,097 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 79,775 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 81,851 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 84,324 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 87,281 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 90,143 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 92,801 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 95,187 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 97,842 | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 100,840 | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24,482 | 21,063 | 27,504 | 10 |
| 1980s | 33,861 | 28,546 | 40,224 | 10 |
| 1990s | 41,197 | 34,196 | 48,786 | 10 |
| 2000s | 60,388 | 50,891 | 69,540 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76,644 | 70,982 | 84,324 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94,016 | 87,281 | 100,840 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More education data for Gambia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,273 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7,222 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 22,110 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5,194 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Gambia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Gambia was 100,840 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 100,840 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,063 in 1970.
- How does Gambia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Gambia ranks 126th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release