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Gambia, The - Primary Enrollment 2025

School enrollment, primary (% gross) · World Bank
100.43% +1.82pp from 2024 Global rank: 83rd

Gambia, The's primary enrollment was 100.43% in 2025, increased +1.82pp from 98.61% in 2024. This was the 83rd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2025▾
Primary Enrollment by Country - 2025
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Sierra Leone 169.15% 4.3%
2nd Rwanda 155.16% 3.7%
3rd Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 138.59% 2.6%
4th Malawi 137.24% -1.3%
5th Madagascar 133.41% 0.5%
6th Nepal 128.56% 3.2%
7th Monaco 127.01% 5.3%
8th Timor-Leste 126.75% 5.9%
9th Turks and Caicos Islands 125.57% 0.4%
10th Congo, Democratic Republic of 125.45% 6.7%
11th Mozambique 124.99% 4.9%
12th Papua New Guinea 124.53% 2.8%
13th India 124.28% 3.1%
14th St. Kitts and Nevis 121.90% 0.6%
15th Uzbekistan 120.86% 28.0%
16th Namibia 119.25% -1.2%
17th Morocco 119.15% 2.2%
18th Antigua and Barbuda 118.91% 5.9%
19th Peru 117.58% 3.2%
20th Cameroon 116.94% 2.2%
21st Zambia 114.37% -1.0%
22nd Bhutan 114.23% -0.6%
23rd Togo 113.87% -0.4%
24th Eswatini 113.67% -2.5%
25th Mauritius 113.14% 5.4%
26th Portugal 112.90% 1.7%
27th Sweden 112.09% -2.6%
28th Poland 111.66% 5.9%
29th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 111.32% 0.0%
30th Kenya 111.23% 13.2%
31st Fiji 110.21% -0.2%
32nd Mauritania 108.67% 3.1%
33rd Cambodia 108.63% -0.3%
34th Botswana 108.55% -0.7%
35th Hungary 108.54% 4.8%
36th Nicaragua 107.97% -1.4%
37th Vanuatu 107.92% -4.1%
38th Uruguay 107.76% 3.1%
39th Tonga 107.54% -1.1%
40th Moldova 107.53% -0.1%
41st Montenegro 107.40% 1.2%
42nd United Arab Emirates 107.13% -0.8%
43rd Viet Nam 107.00% 0.6%
44th Azerbaijan 106.38% 0.7%
45th Grenada 105.95% -4.2%
46th Aruba 105.72% -1.9%
47th Albania 105.62% -5.3%
48th Algeria 105.48% -0.8%
49th Tuvalu 105.34% 4.2%
50th Slovak Republic 104.52% 1.4%
51st Costa Rica 104.36% -1.7%
52nd Greece 104.16% 2.1%
53rd Netherlands 103.95% -0.2%
54th Tunisia 103.81% -0.6%
55th Hong Kong SAR, China 103.66% 0.5%
56th Bangladesh 103.65% -2.7%
57th Türkiye 103.53% 1.0%
58th Armenia 103.41% 1.4%
59th France 103.41% 0.1%
60th Saudi Arabia 103.32% -0.6%
61st European Union 102.98% 0.5%
62nd United Kingdom 102.93% 0.4%
63rd Benin 102.91% -4.7%
64th South Africa 102.63% 0.8%
65th Spain 102.46% -0.5%
66th Italy 102.42% -1.1%
67th Marshall Islands 102.23% 0.4%
68th Croatia 102.12% 1.0%
69th Japan 102.10% -0.4%
70th Switzerland 102.09% -0.2%
71st Belgium 102.08% 0.0%
72nd Andorra 101.96% 2.1%
73rd Guatemala 101.90% 0.4%
74th Bosnia and Herzegovina 101.78% 0.6%
75th Panama 101.28% 6.4%
76th Slovenia 101.27% 0.4%
77th Czechia 101.09% 1.4%
78th Samoa 101.03% 0.0%
79th Argentina 100.92% -1.6%
80th Thailand 100.73% -0.3%
81st Germany 100.66% -1.5%
82nd Lithuania 100.54% -2.1%
83rd Gambia, The 100.43% 1.8%
84th Dominican Republic 100.42% -1.5%
85th Indonesia 100.37% 0.3%
86th Austria 100.32% -0.6%
87th Maldives 100.24% 0.5%
88th St. Lucia 100.21% 3.5%
89th Cabo Verde 100.13% -2.8%
90th Gibraltar 100.13% -1.6%
91st Georgia 100.03% 0.7%
92nd China 99.88% 0.2%
93rd Korea 99.80% -0.5%
94th Luxembourg 99.72% 0.7%
95th Denmark 99.66% -0.2%
96th Chile 99.65% -0.7%
97th Colombia 99.59% -5.0%
98th Trinidad and Tobago 99.58% 0.4%
99th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 99.53% 1.0%
100th Singapore 99.44% -0.8%
101st Mexico 99.33% -2.1%
102nd Brazil 99.17% -4.6%
103rd Estonia 99.10% 0.8%
104th Kyrgyz Republic 98.95% 0.4%
105th Guyana 98.84% 1.3%
106th Australia 98.73% -0.6%
107th Ireland 98.69% -0.9%
108th North Macedonia 98.58% 2.4%
109th Norway 98.56% -0.1%
110th Finland 98.46% -0.7%
111th Cayman Islands 98.38% 2.8%
112th Jordan 98.31% -0.2%
113th Ghana 98.27% 0.0%
114th Latvia 98.11% -0.4%
115th Iceland 98.04% -0.2%
116th Ecuador 98.01% 0.8%
117th Dominica 97.66% 0.9%
118th Cuba 97.61% -0.5%
119th Kazakhstan 97.33% -0.2%
120th Russian Federation 96.55% -1.2%
121st Israel 96.49% 0.0%
122nd Belarus 96.39% -0.4%
123rd Cyprus 96.18% -2.4%
124th New Zealand 95.93% -1.0%
125th Palau 95.87% -4.8%
126th Bahrain 95.58% -1.3%
127th Egypt, Arab Republic of 95.27% -1.5%
128th South Sudan 95.07% -3.4%
129th Bulgaria 94.91% -0.5%
130th Tajikistan 94.89% -0.9%
131st Turkmenistan 94.85% -0.9%
132nd Malta 94.65% -3.1%
133rd Nauru 94.40% -5.2%
134th Brunei Darussalam 94.33% -2.7%
135th San Marino 94.05% 0.6%
136th Ukraine 93.96% 0.7%
137th United States 93.94% -3.1%
138th Côte d'Ivoire 93.80% 0.5%
139th Philippines 93.38% -0.7%
140th Canada 93.15% -1.9%
141st Lao PDR 93.14% -0.8%
142nd Serbia 93.13% -3.6%
143rd Zimbabwe 92.99% -0.1%
144th Mongolia 92.93% 0.6%
145th Kiribati 92.67% -2.7%
146th Bermuda 92.00% -0.9%
147th Nigeria 91.26% 1.9%
148th Tanzania 90.80% -2.0%
149th Belize 90.75% -5.9%
150th Chad 90.11% 1.9%
151st El Salvador 90.00% 0.1%
152nd Sri Lanka 89.80% -1.8%
153rd Malaysia 89.47% -1.0%
154th Paraguay 89.35% -0.1%
155th Comoros 88.79% -8.5%
156th Eritrea 88.61% -1.2%
157th West Bank and Gaza 88.55% -3.2%
158th Jamaica 88.05% 0.4%
159th Curaçao 88.03% -19.4%
160th Seychelles 86.20% -7.7%
161st Puerto Rico (US) 86.15% -2.0%
162nd Macao SAR, China 86.03% -4.2%
163rd Senegal 85.48% 0.2%
164th Bahamas, The 84.27% -9.2%
165th Pakistan 83.43% -0.4%
166th Syrian Arab Republic 82.93% 1.9%
167th Barbados 82.11% -2.2%
168th Lebanon 81.89% 0.2%
169th Angola 81.79% -5.7%
170th Congo, Republic of 80.53% -8.4%
171st Micronesia, Federated States of 80.52% -2.0%
172nd Romania 80.08% -5.7%
173rd Qatar 79.58% -15.5%
174th Honduras 79.36% 0.5%
175th Lesotho 78.09% -2.6%
176th Oman 77.48% -13.2%
177th Solomon Islands 75.83% -7.3%
178th Mali 73.17% 0.5%
179th British Virgin Islands 72.51% -0.4%
180th Burkina Faso 70.52% -8.6%
181st Niger 65.24% 0.9%
182nd Suriname 59.13% -7.9%
183rd Liberia 57.17% -14.1%
184th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 22.80% 9.0%
Source: World Bank (SE.PRM.ENRR)

FAQ

What was Gambia, The's primary enrollment in 2025?▾

Gambia, The's primary enrollment in 2025 was 100.43%. This ranked 83rd globally.

How did Gambia, The's primary enrollment change in 2025?▾

Gambia, The's primary enrollment increased by 1.8% in 2025 compared to 2024.

Which country had the highest primary enrollment in 2025?▾

Sierra Leone had the highest primary enrollment in 2025 at 169.15%.

What is the primary enrollment of Gambia, The in 2025?▾

The primary enrollment of Gambia, The in 2025 was 100.43%. This ranked 83rd globally.

How does 2025 compare to 2024 for Gambia, The's primary enrollment?▾

Gambia, The's primary enrollment went from 98.61% in 2024 to 100.43% in 2025, a 1.8% increase.

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