Gambia, The
Background Information
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
World Bank income group
Low income
Percent of population aged 10-24
32% (UNFPA, 2020)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
379,669 (UIS, 2020)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
313,346 (UIS, 2020)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
30%
Source: UNSDG, 2013
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
78
Source: UN Human Development Reports, 2018
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15 (% of women 15-49)
41%
Source: DHS, 2013
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months (% of married or in-union women 15-49)
59%
Source: DHS, 2013
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks (Years)
9
Source: UIS, 2019
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure % GDP spent on education
Source: UIS, 2018
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
-
Primary 84%
(2018)
-
Lower secondary 86%
(2017)
-
Upper secondary 66%
(2018)
Source: UIS
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
No data available
Completion rate
Primary school age
-
Female 69%
-
Male 61%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Lower secondary school age
-
Female 48%
-
Male 43%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Upper secondary school age
-
Female 25%
-
Male 28%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
-
Female 16%
-
Male 21%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Lower secondary school
-
Female 22%
-
Male 31%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Upper secondary school
-
Female 42%
-
Male 42%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Programs Back to Top
Project/Program
Community Empowerment Program
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Comprehensive scholarship programme
Project/Program
Family and Inter-Generational Literacy and Learning Project
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Funding For Girls Education Programs
Project/Program
Gender-Responsive Pedagogy
Project/Program
Peace and Security Project
Project/Program
Reinforcement of Parental Practices
Project/Program
Starfish International
Research Project/Report/Study
The Effect of COVID-19 on Education in Africa and its Implications for the Use of Technology: A Survey of the Experiences and Opinions of Educators and Technology Specialists