Completion rate, primary education, female in Gambia
Gambia: Completion rate, primary education, female was 69.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, female in Gambia, 2000–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, completion rate, primary education, female in Gambia stood at 69.3%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, female in Gambia peaked at 69.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 43.4%, in 2000.
Gambia ranks 32nd of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.4% | 43.4% | 57.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 60.2% | 69.3% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, female in Gambia?
- Completion rate, primary education, female in Gambia was 69.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 69.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.4% in 2000.
- How does Gambia rank for completion rate, primary education, female?
- Gambia ranks 32nd out of 42 countries with data for 2018.
- Is completion rate, primary education, female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. 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, primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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/