Compulsory education, duration in Gambia
Gambia: Compulsory education, duration was 9 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Compulsory education, duration in Gambia, 1998–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, compulsory education, duration in Gambia stood at 9 years. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in Gambia peaked at 9 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 9 years, in 1998.
That places Gambia 115th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9 years | 9 years | 9 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 9 years | 9 years | 9 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9 years | 9 years | 9 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9 years | 9 years | 9 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 115 Afghanistan 9 years compare
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- 115 Iran 9 years compare
- 115 Japan 9 years compare
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- 115 South Korea 9 years compare
- 115 Kuwait 9 years compare
- 115 Laos 9 years compare
- 115 Libya 9 years compare
- 115 Liechtenstein 9 years compare
- 115 Mali 9 years compare
- 115 Mauritania 9 years compare
- 115 Montenegro 9 years compare
- 115 Morocco 9 years compare
- 115 Nepal 9 years compare
- 115 Nigeria 9 years compare
- 115 Poland 9 years compare
- 115 Saudi Arabia 9 years compare
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- 115 Thailand 9 years compare
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- 115 Tunisia 9 years compare
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More education data for Gambia
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 13,495 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, female 108.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, male 92.8% (2025)
- Labor force, female 48.5% (2025)
- Labor force, total 807,275 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in Gambia?
- Compulsory education, duration in Gambia was 9 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 9 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 years in 1998.
- How does Gambia rank for compulsory education, duration?
- Gambia ranks 115th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.