Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Gambia
Gambia: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 85.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Gambia, 2006–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 85.7% for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Gambia peaked at 86.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.5%, in 2006.
Gambia ranks 129th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 52.5% | — |
| 2007 | 56.4% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 59.1% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 60.5% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 55.1% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 58.1% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 65.2% | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 64.3% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 67.0% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 67.8% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 70.3% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 74.7% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 75.9% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 77.6% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 79.2% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 80.8% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 85.8% | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 85.7% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.0% | 52.5% | 59.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 65.9% | 55.1% | 75.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.5% | 77.6% | 86.0% | 6 |
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 total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Gambia?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Gambia was 85.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.5% in 2006.
- How does Gambia rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Gambia ranks 129th out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release