Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Gambia
Gambia: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male was 75.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Gambia, 2006–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Gambia stood at 75.9%.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Gambia peaked at 77.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53.3%, in 2006.
That places Gambia 126th out of 161 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 53.3% | — |
| 2007 | 56.9% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 58.6% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 59.4% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 54.1% | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 58.1% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 64.4% | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 63.1% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 65.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 66.7% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 69.9% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 70.5% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 71.6% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 72.4% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 73.3% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 77.2% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 76.9% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 75.9% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.2% | 53.3% | 58.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 63.7% | 54.1% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.6% | 71.6% | 77.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 123 El Salvador 76.3% compare
- 124 Iraq 76.3%
- 125 Mozambique 76.0% compare
- 127 Solomon Islands 75.2% compare
- 128 Guyana 74.7% compare
- 129 Togo 74.0% compare
More education data for Gambia
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 442,901 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1569 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 236,367 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Gambia?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Gambia was 75.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 77.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.3% in 2006.
- How does Gambia rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male?
- Gambia ranks 126th out of 161 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release