Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Gambia
Gambia: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 57.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Gambia, 2010–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Gambia stood at 57.3%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Gambia peaked at 57.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.4%, in 2010.
That places Gambia 140th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 29.4% | — |
| 2011 | 36.1% | +22.7% |
| 2012 | 35.2% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 39.6% | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 41.9% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 42.1% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 42.9% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 45.9% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 49.4% | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 49.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 51.7% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 54.0% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 54.1% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 57.8% | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 57.4% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 57.3% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41.2% | 29.4% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.4% | 51.7% | 57.8% | 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, upper secondary, both sexes in Gambia?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Gambia was 57.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4% in 2010.
- How does Gambia rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Gambia ranks 140th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release