Lower secondary school starting age in Gambia
Gambia: Lower secondary school starting age was 13 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary school starting age in Gambia, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 13 years for lower secondary school starting age in 2025.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school starting age in Gambia peaked at 14 years in 1978 and was at its lowest, 12 years, in 1970.
That places Gambia 5th out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.5 years | 12 years | 14 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 14 years | 14 years | 14 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.1 years | 13 years | 14 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 13 years | 13 years | 13 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13 years | 13 years | 13 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 13 years | 13 years | 13 years | 6 |
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More education data for Gambia
- Population ages 0-14 39.7% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 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, total 807,275 (2025)
- Labor force, female 48.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1.12 GPI (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school starting age in Gambia?
- Lower secondary school starting age in Gambia was 13 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary school starting age recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 14 years in 1978.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school starting age recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 years in 1970.
- How does Gambia rank for lower secondary school starting age?
- Gambia ranks 5th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school starting age 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 Lower secondary school starting age (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.