Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Gambia
Gambia: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 43.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Gambia, 2007–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 43.6% for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in 2025. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Gambia peaked at 43.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2007.
That places Gambia 123rd out of 178 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 17.1% | — |
| 2010 | 24.4% | +43.0% |
| 2013 | 24.9% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 28.6% | +14.8% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 31.3% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 31.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 34.2% | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 37.0% | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 37.9% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 36.6% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 37.1% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 38.8% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 40.9% | +5.4% |
| 2025 | 43.6% | +6.5% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 43.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 19.8%, 2.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 43.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.4%, 1.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +43.0% | 17.1% | 24.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.1% | 17.1% | 17.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 24.4% | 37.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 39.2% | 36.6% | 43.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 120 North Macedonia 45.2% compare
- 121 Sri Lanka 45.0% compare
- 122 Rwanda 44.7% compare
- 124 Kyrgyzstan 43.0% compare
- 125 Puerto Rico 42.7% compare
- 126 Belize 42.3% compare
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 share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Gambia?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Gambia was 43.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2007.
- How does Gambia rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Gambia ranks 123rd out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.