Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female in Gambia
Gambia: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female was 91.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female in Gambia, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female in Gambia stood at 91.2%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female in Gambia peaked at 91.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 63.7%, in 2001.
Gambia ranks 110th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 85.4% | — |
| 1973 | 88.4% | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 74.0% | -16.3% |
| 1982 | 67.8% | -8.4% |
| 1984 | 71.1% | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 67.7% | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 89.3% | +32.0% |
| 1993 | 84.7% | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 77.2% | -8.9% |
| 1995 | 83.1% | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 81.9% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 69.8% | -14.7% |
| 2000 | 76.8% | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 63.7% | -17.0% |
| 2002 | 87.3% | +37.0% |
| 2003 | 83.5% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 76.4% | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 76.3% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 76.7% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 78.5% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 77.1% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 91.2% | +18.3% |
| 2012 | 80.6% | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 87.0% | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 87.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 86.5% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 91.2% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.9% | 85.4% | 88.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 70.1% | 67.7% | 74.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 81.0% | 69.8% | 89.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 77.4% | 63.7% | 87.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 85.8% | 77.1% | 91.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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 survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female in Gambia?
- Survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female in Gambia was 91.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.7% in 2001.
- How does Gambia rank for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female?
- Gambia ranks 110th out of 164 countries with data for 2018.
- Is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. 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, published as part of Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of a cohort of female students enrolled in the first grade of primary education in a given school year who are expected to reach grade 4, regardless of repetition. Divide the total number of students belonging to a school-cohort who reached each successive grade of primary education by the number of students in the school-cohort i.e. those originally enrolled in the first grade of primary education, and multiply the result by 100. The survival rate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.