Primary completion (UIS) in Gambia
In Gambia, 62.3% of children had completed primary school by the expected age in 2023.
Gambia, 2023
62.3%
Change from 2020
−1.4percentage points
Primary completion (UIS) in Gambia over time
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Gambia
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% of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Gambia |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 62.3% |
| 2020 | 63.8% |
| 2018 | 65.5% |
| 2013 | 62.0% |
| 2010 | 58.5% |
| 2006 | 58.5% |
| 2000 | 49.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 63.8% in 2020, a change of −1.4 percentage points.
- Since 2000, when it was 49.0%, the figure has changed by +13.3 percentage points.
More for Gambia
All statistics for Gambia
Lower secondary completion
47.0%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Primary school completion rate
84.2%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
39.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Upper secondary completion
31.2%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
16.9%
2025 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
14.3%
2025 · UNESCO UIS