Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Gambia
Gambia: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female was 89.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
89.8%
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
120th
of 178 countries
All-time high
89.8%
in 2025
All-time low
11.3%
in 1971
Years of data
46
1971–2025
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Gambia, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Gambia stood at 89.8%. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Gambia peaked at 89.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 1971.
That places Gambia 120th out of 178 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 11.3% | — |
| 1972 | 11.5% | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 12.5% | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 13.2% | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 14.2% | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 15.0% | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 16.8% | +11.6% |
| 1978 | 18.2% | +8.6% |
| 1979 | 20.5% | +12.5% |
| 1980 | 23.8% | +15.9% |
| 1981 | 29.6% | +24.5% |
| 1982 | 32.3% | +9.3% |
| 1983 | 35.0% | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 37.5% | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 39.6% | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 40.2% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 33.4% | -16.8% |
| 1993 | 36.0% | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 43.8% | +21.7% |
| 1998 | 47.0% | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 55.6% | +18.3% |
| 2000 | 54.1% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 55.2% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 53.6% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 58.4% | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 60.2% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 59.2% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 63.7% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 63.3% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 64.6% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 63.6% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 67.0% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 67.6% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 70.4% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 73.6% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 75.6% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 78.2% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 80.0% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 84.2% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 86.7% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 86.2% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 86.8% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 87.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 87.4% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 89.8% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.8% | 11.3% | 20.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 34.0% | 23.8% | 40.2% | 7 |
| 1990s | 43.2% | 33.4% | 55.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 59.3% | 53.6% | 66.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 72.5% | 63.6% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 86.2% | 89.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 117 Indonesia 90.4% compare
- 118 Zimbabwe 90.4% compare
- 119 Palestine, State of 90.1% compare
- 121 Belize 89.8% compare
- 122 Mauritania 89.7% compare
- 123 Lao People's Democratic Republic 89.6% compare
More education data for Gambia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,273 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7,222 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 22,110 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5,194 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Gambia?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Gambia was 89.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 1971.
- How does Gambia rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, female?
- Gambia ranks 120th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. 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, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release