Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Gambia
Gambia: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 14.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Gambia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 14.2% for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in 2025.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Gambia peaked at 18.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2004.
Gambia ranks 70th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5% | 5.0% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 10.4% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 14.2% | 18.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More economy & growth data for Gambia
- Gross fixed capital formation 40.4% (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 12.7% (2025)
- GDP growth 5.9% (2025)
- GDP 2.22 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 1.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 75.15 billion current LCU (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 845.19 million constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 8.3% (2025)
- GDP 186.08 billion current LCU (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 1.28 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Gambia?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Gambia was 14.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2004.
- How does Gambia rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Gambia ranks 70th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.