Education in Gambia 139 indicators covering education for Gambia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 15-64 57.1% 2025 up 6.1% 188th Population ages 0-14 39.7% 2025 down 8.8% 27th Primary school starting age 7 years 2025 unchanged 1st Lower secondary school starting age 13 years 2025 unchanged 5th School enrollment, primary 100.4% 2025 up 20.0% 104th Primary education, teachers 13,495 2025 up 70.8% 130th School enrollment, primary, female 108.2% 2025 up 25.2% 38th School enrollment, primary, male 92.8% 2025 up 14.6% 163rd Labor force, total 807,275 2025 up 34.4% 150th Labor force, female 48.5% 2025 up 2.6% 30th School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1.12 GPI 2022 up 7.4% 3rd School enrollment, secondary 107.0% 2021 up 135.0% 35th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 9.7 per 1,000 2024 down 19.2% 39th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 7.2 per 1,000 2024 down 22.6% 31st Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 4.1 per 1,000 2024 down 25.5% 33rd Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 4.6 per 1,000 2024 down 34.3% 35th Secondary education, teachers 12,452 2021 up 195.6% 135th School enrollment, secondary, female 116.4% 2021 up 161.0% 20th School enrollment, secondary, male 97.8% 2021 up 110.5% 68th School enrollment, tertiary 13.5% 2024 up 1,041.2% 148th School enrollment, primary, private 33.4% 2021 up 23.4% 34th School enrollment, preprimary 41.9% 2022 up 35.2% 133rd School enrollment, tertiary, male 3.9% 2024 up 138.8% 180th School enrollment, tertiary, female 23.1% 2024 up 3,158.4% 130th School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.18 GPI 2021 up 22.9% 8th School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.83 GPI 2024 up 158.6% 1st Secondary education, teachers, female 3,140 2021 up 379.4% 143rd Primary completion rate, female 93.1% 2025 up 42.9% 110th Primary completion rate, male 75.4% 2025 up 24.6% 149th Government expenditure on education, total 2.8% 2023 up 54.4% 158th Secondary education, general pupils 163,065 2018 up 55.5% 136th Lower secondary completion rate, total 61.3% 2025 up 12.9% 141st School enrollment, preprimary, female 43.7% 2022 up 36.3% 130th School enrollment, preprimary, male 40.2% 2022 up 34.0% 133rd Persistence to last grade of primary, total 78.2% 2020 up 24.1% 127th Government expenditure on education, total 14.2% 2025 up 28.8% 70th Secondary education, general pupils 53.2% 2018 up 9.8% 11th Lower secondary completion rate, female 70.3% 2025 up 28.5% 135th Lower secondary completion rate, male 52.4% 2025 down 2.7% 149th Children out of school 16.9% 2025 down 42.6% 33rd Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th Primary education, pupils 442,901 2025 up 50.9% 115th Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st Secondary education, pupils 369,783 2021 up 197.3% 118th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 82.7% 2020 up 25.3% 110th Persistence to last grade of primary, male 73.5% 2020 up 22.2% 118th Secondary education, vocational pupils 11,962 2010 — 122nd Number of under-five deaths, male 1,937 2024 down 28.0% 80th Number of under-five deaths, female 1,514 2024 down 29.3% 80th Number of infant deaths, male 1,525 2024 down 25.1% 82nd Number of infant deaths, female 1,149 2024 down 25.2% 84th Children out of school, female 10.2% 2025 down 61.2% 59th Children out of school, male 23.5% 2025 down 27.8% 24th Secondary education, vocational pupils 46.3% 2010 — 57th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 103.6% 2016 up 15.8% 80th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 6.5% 2025 down 9.8% 70th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 6.9% 2025 up 8.4% 55th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 6.1% 2025 down 25.2% 88th Primary education, teachers 46.5% 2025 up 40.5% 177th Repeaters, primary, total 5.2% 2016 down 3.3% 61st Page 1 of 3 Next →