Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Gambia
Gambia: Total net enrolment rate, primary, male was 76.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
76.5%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
155th
of 178 countries
All-time high
76.5%
in 2020
All-time low
24.7%
in 1972
Years of data
46
1971–2025
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Gambia, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Gambia is 76.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Gambia peaked at 76.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24.7%, in 1972.
That places Gambia 155th out of 178 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 25.0% | — |
| 1972 | 24.7% | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 26.1% | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 26.6% | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 27.9% | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 29.7% | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 34.9% | +17.5% |
| 1978 | 37.9% | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 42.8% | +13.0% |
| 1980 | 47.6% | +11.3% |
| 1981 | 56.0% | +17.6% |
| 1982 | 59.5% | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 61.9% | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 61.8% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 64.3% | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 63.5% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 46.7% | -26.5% |
| 1993 | 49.3% | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 55.0% | +11.8% |
| 1998 | 55.4% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 63.8% | +15.0% |
| 2000 | 60.1% | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 59.2% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 57.4% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 58.9% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 58.6% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 56.6% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 60.9% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 62.8% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 58.9% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 61.8% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 60.4% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 62.7% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 63.2% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 64.7% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 67.5% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 68.8% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 71.1% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 72.8% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 75.4% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 76.5% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 75.9% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 75.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 75.6% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 75.0% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 76.5% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.6% | 24.7% | 42.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 59.2% | 47.6% | 64.3% | 7 |
| 1990s | 54.0% | 46.7% | 63.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 59.3% | 56.6% | 62.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 66.8% | 60.4% | 75.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.9% | 75.0% | 76.5% | 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, primary, male in Gambia?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Gambia was 76.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.7% in 1972.
- How does Gambia rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, male?
- Gambia ranks 155th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release