Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Gambia
Gross tertiary enrolment in Gambia was 13.5% in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1995.
Gambia, 2024
13.5%
Change from 2012
+12.3percentage points
World, 2024
43.6%
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Gambia over time
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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Gambia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13.5% | 43.6% |
| 2023 | – | 43.2% |
| 2022 | – | 42.0% |
| 2021 | – | 41.1% |
| 2020 | – | 39.7% |
| 2019 | – | 38.7% |
| 2018 | – | 37.9% |
| 2017 | – | 37.5% |
| 2016 | – | 37.1% |
| 2015 | – | 36.6% |
| 2014 | – | 35.6% |
| 2013 | – | 33.1% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | 32.3% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | 31.1% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | 29.6% |
| 2009 | – | 28.3% |
| 2008 | – | 27.4% |
| 2007 | – | 26.3% |
| 2006 | – | 25.7% |
| 2005 | – | 24.3% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | 23.6% |
| 2003 | – | 22.8% |
| 2002 | – | 21.6% |
| 2001 | – | 20.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 1.2% in 2012, a change of +12.3 percentage points.
- Since 1995, when it was 1.4%, the figure has changed by +12.0 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 43.6%.
More for Gambia
All statistics for Gambia
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
Out-of-school children
16.9%
2025 · UNESCO UIS