Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Gambia
Gambia: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female was 95.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Gambia, 2006–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 95.8% for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Gambia peaked at 95.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 51.8%, in 2006.
Gambia ranks 58th of 161 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, female in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 51.8% | — |
| 2007 | 55.9% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 59.6% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 61.7% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 56.0% | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 58.0% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 65.9% | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 65.5% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 68.9% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 70.0% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 73.9% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 79.6% | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 81.3% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 83.7% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 88.3% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 94.5% | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 95.3% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 95.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.8% | 51.8% | 59.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 68.1% | 56.0% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.6% | 83.7% | 95.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More education data for Gambia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 369,783 (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.12 % change on previous year (2010)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13,495 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.0148 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 199,300 (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6853 % change on previous year (2010)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 170,483 (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.97 % change on previous year (1996)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 148,299 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Gambia?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Gambia was 95.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.8% in 2006.
- How does Gambia rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female?
- Gambia ranks 58th out of 161 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release