School enrollment, primary, female in Gambia
Gambia: School enrollment, primary, female was 80.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Gambia, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, female in Gambia is 80.6%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Gambia peaked at 80.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 1971.
That places Gambia 139th out of 167 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.7% | 12.9% | 23.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 39.4% | 26.8% | 46.9% | 7 |
| 1990s | 50.4% | 39.9% | 62.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 64.4% | 59.3% | 69.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 72.6% | 64.4% | 80.6% | 9 |
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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 school enrollment, primary, female in Gambia?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Gambia was 80.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 1971.
- How does Gambia rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Gambia ranks 139th out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. 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 (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.