Education spending in Gambia
Government spending on education in Gambia was equal to 2.8% of GDP in 2023.
Gambia, 2023
2.8%
Change from 2022
−0.1percentage points
World, 2023
3.6%
Education spending in Gambia over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Gambia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.8% | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | 4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | 4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | 3.9% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | 4.1% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | 3.9% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 2.9% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 1.8%, the figure has changed by +1.0 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 3.6%.
More for Gambia
All statistics for Gambia
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
13.5%
2024 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
100.4%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
39.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
62.3%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
47.0%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
31.2%
2023 · UNESCO UIS