Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Gambia
Gambia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 53.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Gambia, 1971–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 53.0% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Gambia peaked at 97.7% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 53.0%, in 2021.
That places Gambia 217th out of 219 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 93.5% | — |
| 1972 | 93.1% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 92.8% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 93.6% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 94.0% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 93.4% | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 91.7% | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 92.2% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 92.4% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 93.0% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 94.9% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 91.5% | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 92.8% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 90.8% | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 97.7% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 89.7% | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 90.2% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 90.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 53.0% | -41.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 92.9% | 91.7% | 94.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 93.5% | 90.8% | 97.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 90.0% | 89.7% | 90.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 90.4% | 90.4% | 90.4% | 1 |
| 2020s | 53.0% | 53.0% | 53.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More education data for Gambia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Gambia?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Gambia was 53.0% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.7% in 1986.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 2021.
- How does Gambia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Gambia ranks 217th out of 219 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release