Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Gambia

Gambia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female was 47.8% in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
47.8%
World rank
28th
of 42 countries
All-time high
47.8%
in 2018
All-time low
25.4%
in 2000
Years of data
5
2000–2018

Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Gambia, 2000–2018

010203040502000200920182000: 25.4 %2006: 32.5 %2010: 35.5 %2013: 47.3 %2018: 47.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Gambia stood at 47.8%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 47.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Gambia peaked at 47.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 25.4%, in 2000.

Gambia ranks 28th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29.0% 25.4% 32.5% 2
2010s 43.5% 35.5% 47.8% 3

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 25 Zimbabwe 54.4% compare
  2. 26 Ghana 50.2% compare
  3. 27 Zambia 48.4% compare
  4. 29 Guatemala 45.0% compare
  5. 30 Sierra Leone 42.0% compare
  6. 31 Cameroon 41.0% compare

See the full ranking of 42 places β†’

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All data for Gambia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Gambia?
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Gambia was 47.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 47.8% in 2018.
What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 25.4% in 2000.
How does Gambia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female?
Gambia ranks 28th out of 42 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gambia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
42 places, 391 data points, 1996–2019
Last refreshed

The number of persons in the relevant age group who have completed the last grade of the given level of education is expressed as a percentage of the total population (in the survey sample) of the same age group. The primary completion rate is the percentage of a cohort of children or young people aged 3-5 years above the intended age for the last grade of primary education who have completed that grade. The intended age for the last grade of primary education is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. For example, if the official age of entry into primary education is 6 years, and if primary education has 6 grades, the intended age for the last grade of primary education is 11 years. In this case, 14-16 years (11 + 3 = 14 and 11 + 5 = 16) would be the reference age group for calculation of the primary completion rate. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/