Education in Gambia 796 indicators covering education for Gambia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Duration of pre primary education 4 2025 unchanged 1st Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 2025 unchanged 58th Population ages 15-64 57.1% 2025 up 6.1% 188th Population ages 0-14 39.7% 2025 down 8.8% 27th Lower secondary school starting age 13 years 2025 unchanged 5th Primary school starting age 7 years 2025 unchanged 1st School enrollment, primary 100.4% 2025 up 20.0% 104th Primary education, teachers 13,495 2025 up 70.8% 130th Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.91 2024 down 24.8% 29th School enrollment, primary, female 108.2% 2025 up 25.2% 38th School enrollment, primary, male 92.8% 2025 up 14.6% 163rd Fertility rate vs share of women between 25 and 29 years old with no e 4.01 2023 down 25.7% 27th Womens educational attainment vs fertility 4.01 2023 down 25.7% 27th Labor force, total 807,275 2025 up 34.4% 150th Labor force, female 48.5% 2025 up 2.6% 30th Primary secondary enrollment completion rates 100.43 2025 up 20.0% 112th School completion 74.78 2025 up 15.5% 134th 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 Official entrance age to upper secondary education 16 years 2020 unchanged 12th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 34,691 number 2020 up 34.3% 120th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 34,012 number 2020 up 33.9% 120th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sex 68,703 number 2020 up 34.1% 120th School age population, tertiary education, male 98,256 number 2014 up 54.7% 141st School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 197,631 number 2014 up 51.7% 140th School age population, tertiary education, female 99,375 number 2014 up 49.0% 138th School age population, upper secondary education, male 75,025 number 2020 up 25.7% 125th School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 149,880 number 2020 up 25.8% 125th School age population, upper secondary education, female 74,855 number 2020 up 25.9% 125th School age population, secondary education, male 157,214 number 2020 up 26.3% 132nd School age population, secondary education, both sexes 313,346 number 2020 up 26.3% 131st School age population, secondary education, female 156,132 number 2020 up 26.2% 130th School age population, lower secondary education, male 82,189 number 2020 up 26.8% 134th School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 163,466 number 2020 up 26.7% 133rd School age population, lower secondary education, female 81,277 number 2020 up 26.6% 132nd School age population, primary education, male 191,561 number 2020 up 32.5% 120th School age population, primary education, both sexes 379,669 number 2020 up 32.3% 118th School age population, primary education, female 188,108 number 2020 up 32.0% 118th School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 58,103 number 2020 up 29.5% 127th School age population, last grade of primary education, female 28,827 number 2020 up 29.3% 126th School age population, pre-primary education, male 150,458 number 2020 up 33.5% 107th School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 297,924 number 2020 up 33.4% 107th School age population, pre-primary education, female 147,466 number 2020 up 33.3% 107th Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education l 33.37 2021 up 23.4% 36th Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty 8.98 2023 up 14.2% 180th 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, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.83 GPI 2024 up 158.6% 1st School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.18 GPI 2021 up 22.9% 8th Secondary education, teachers, female 3,140 2021 up 379.4% 143rd Page 1 of 14 Next →