Education in Gambia 139 indicators covering education for Gambia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Persistence to grade 5, total 81.3% 2020 up 20.6% 115th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 341 2024 down 22.3% 80th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 293 2024 down 1.0% 87th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 442 2024 down 1.6% 95th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 500 2024 down 0.8% 100th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 107.1% 2016 up 15.6% 49th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 100.1% 2016 up 15.9% 106th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 1.1% 2100 down 41.4% 48th Number of adults with no formal education by region 59,100 people 2100 down 41.3% 74th Population by level of education 1.00 million people 2100 up 14.3% 138th Repeaters, primary, female 4.8% 2016 down 8.7% 57th Repeaters, primary, male 5.6% 2016 up 2.2% 60th School enrollment, primary 76.8% 2018 up 20.0% 165th Trained teachers in primary education 89.0% 2025 up 3.7% 87th Over-age students, primary 19.0% 2018 up 17.6% 22nd Secondary education, teachers 25.2% 2021 up 62.2% 178th School enrollment, primary, female 80.6% 2018 up 21.6% 139th School enrollment, primary, male 73.1% 2018 up 18.3% 152nd Over-age students, primary, male 19.4% 2018 up 15.7% 20th Over-age students, primary, female 18.7% 2018 up 19.5% 23rd Compulsory education, duration 9 years 2025 unchanged 115th Progression to secondary school 94.4% 2013 up 4.2% 108th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 81.8% 2018 up 22.8% 154th Trained teachers in primary education, female 92.3% 2025 up 6.3% 72nd Trained teachers in primary education, male 86.1% 2025 up 1.0% 82nd Primary education, pupils 51.8% 2018 up 1.3% 2nd Tertiary education, academic staff 20.9% 2012 up 27.1% 147th Persistence to grade 5, female 85.4% 2020 up 21.8% 101st Persistence to grade 5, male 77.0% 2020 up 18.8% 108th School enrollment, secondary 14.6% 1986 up 92.4% 152nd Preprimary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 61st Progression to secondary school, male 93.9% 2013 up 4.8% 104th School enrollment, secondary, female 8.9% 1986 up 80.1% 152nd School enrollment, secondary, male 20.4% 1986 up 97.9% 149th Progression to secondary school, female 94.9% 2013 up 3.4% 96th Expenditure on tertiary education 11.3% 2015 down 20.6% 132nd Literacy rate, youth female 62.5% 2021 down 5.0% 98th Children out of school, primary 74,577 2025 down 27.9% 62nd Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 85.7% 2018 up 24.0% 129th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 78.0% 2018 up 21.4% 147th Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 0.87 GPI 2021 up 3.6% 84th Literacy rate, youth male 72.0% 2021 down 8.1% 89th Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 36.14 2018 up 5.2% 31st Literacy rate, youth total 67.5% 2021 down 7.1% 87th Expenditure on secondary education 32.8% 2015 up 42.2% 80th Expenditure on primary education 55.8% 2015 down 9.1% 10th Secondary education, pupils 48.8% 2010 up 26.7% 118th Children out of school, primary, female 22,326 2025 down 51.4% 77th Children out of school, primary, male 52,251 2025 down 9.2% 66th Trained teachers in preprimary education 75.6% 2025 up 3.4% 76th Trained teachers in secondary education 72.3% 2021 down 19.5% 80th Adolescents out of school 14.3% 2025 down 56.8% 52nd Current education expenditure, total 57.8% 2012 — 121st Current education expenditure, primary 90.4% 2013 up 87.8% 87th Current education expenditure, secondary 95.0% 2013 up 47.7% 57th Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 76.9% 2025 up 11.7% 72nd Trained teachers in secondary education, female 62.8% 2021 down 27.8% 88th Trained teachers in secondary education, male 75.5% 2021 down 16.4% 73rd Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 20.75 1996 down 9.4% 46th Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 48.04 2018 up 42.7% 3rd ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →