Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Gambia
Gambia: Share of schools with access to computers for teaching was 22.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
22.5%
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
95th
of 103 countries
All-time high
22.5%
in 2021
All-time low
14.6%
in 2014
Years of data
7
2014–2021
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Gambia, 2014–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Gambia stood at 22.5%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 53.5% over ten years.
That places Gambia 95th out of 103 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.5% | 14.6% | 21.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 21.9% | 22.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More education data for Gambia
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 13,495 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.91 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 108.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Gambia?
- Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Gambia was 22.5% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2014.
- How does Gambia rank for share of schools with access to computers for teaching?
- Gambia ranks 95th out of 103 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of schools with access to computers for teaching rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.5%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to computers for teaching. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical purposes, by education level (%)