School enrolment in Gambia
Gambia: School enrolment was 43.58 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School enrolment in Gambia, 2007–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 43.58 for school enrolment 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, school enrolment in Gambia peaked at 43.58 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.07, 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.
School enrolment in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 17.07 | — |
| 2010 | 24.41 | +43.0% |
| 2013 | 24.86 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 28.55 | +14.8% |
| 2015 | 30.95 | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 31.29 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 31.43 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 34.19 | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 36.98 | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 37.91 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 36.63 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 37.12 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 38.85 | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 40.94 | +5.4% |
| 2025 | 43.58 | +6.5% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 43.58 is above the median for low income countries, which is 19.78, 2.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 43.58 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.41, 1.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrolment 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% | 17.07 | 24.41 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.07 | 17.07 | 17.07 | 1 |
| 2010s | 30.33 | 24.41 | 36.98 | 8 |
| 2020s | 39.17 | 36.63 | 43.58 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 120 North Macedonia 45.18 compare
- 121 Sri Lanka 45 compare
- 122 Rwanda 44.71 compare
- 124 Kyrgyzstan 42.96 compare
- 125 Puerto Rico 42.73 compare
- 126 Belize 42.28 compare
More education data for Gambia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.78 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 83.09 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrolment in Gambia?
- School enrolment in Gambia was 43.58 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school enrolment recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.58 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school enrolment recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.07 in 2007.
- How does Gambia rank for school enrolment?
- Gambia ranks 123rd out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school enrolment 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 Our World in Data, published as part of School enrolment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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