Primary completion rate, total in Gambia
Gambia: Primary completion rate, total was 84.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Gambia, 1971–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 84.2% for primary completion rate, total in 2025. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Gambia peaked at 84.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 1977.
Gambia ranks 136th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 17.9% | — |
| 1972 | 19.7% | +10.1% |
| 1973 | 19.2% | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 18.9% | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 20.3% | +7.4% |
| 1976 | 19.8% | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 15.9% | -19.7% |
| 1978 | 20.7% | +30.6% |
| 1979 | 21.5% | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 24.1% | +12.1% |
| 1981 | 24.4% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 27.9% | +14.6% |
| 1983 | 31.2% | +11.5% |
| 1984 | 36.3% | +16.4% |
| 1985 | 37.8% | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 39.8% | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 43.5% | +9.4% |
| 1989 | 38.5% | -11.7% |
| 1992 | 37.2% | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 35.0% | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 33.9% | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 35.9% | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 41.8% | +16.3% |
| 1997 | 39.6% | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 58.3% | +47.3% |
| 2000 | 57.7% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 58.3% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 56.2% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 58.4% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 57.4% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 55.2% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 53.9% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 59.7% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 65.2% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 61.2% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 58.4% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 60.3% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 61.7% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 62.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 62.8% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 64.4% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 69.3% | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 73.7% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 76.3% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 79.5% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 80.3% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 80.2% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 82.0% | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 84.2% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.3% | 15.9% | 21.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 33.7% | 24.1% | 43.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 40.2% | 33.9% | 58.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 58.0% | 53.9% | 65.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 63.8% | 58.4% | 73.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 80.4% | 76.3% | 84.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 133 Barbados 85.3% compare
- 134 Lao People's Democratic Republic 85.2% compare
- 135 Sao Tome and Principe 85.1% compare
- 137 Jamaica 83.6% compare
- 138 Uzbekistan 83.6% compare
- 139 Mauritius 83.2% compare
More aid effectiveness data for Gambia
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 169,331 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 52,913 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 2.85 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 72.81 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 974,422 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 3.03 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 5.37 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 15.60 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 1.47 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 11.89 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Gambia?
- Primary completion rate, total in Gambia was 84.2% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 1977.
- How does Gambia rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Gambia ranks 136th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.