The Gambia - Primary completion rate

Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in The Gambia was 91.80 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 91.80 in 2021, while its lowest value was 10.80 in 1977.

Definition: Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 11.33
1972 12.53
1973 12.37
1974 12.56
1975 14.82
1976 13.47
1977 10.80
1978 15.61
1979 15.12
1980 16.49
1981 17.04
1982 18.69
1983 20.60
1984 25.26
1985 28.24
1986 31.70
1987 34.64
1989 31.14
1992 32.86
1993 33.06
1994 31.12
1995 35.43
1996 43.47
1997 38.86
1999 60.13
2000 59.53
2001 60.49
2002 58.12
2003 62.57
2004 62.04
2005 60.58
2006 59.36
2007 67.39
2008 75.77
2010 68.09
2011 64.97
2012 65.87
2013 67.95
2014 68.68
2015 69.86
2016 71.70
2017 75.20
2018 78.90
2019 84.03
2020 89.06
2021 91.80

Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in The Gambia was 78.64 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 78.64 in 2021, while its lowest value was 25.90 in 1977.

Definition: Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 29.40
1972 32.95
1973 32.29
1974 31.36
1975 32.26
1976 32.24
1977 25.90
1978 32.29
1979 34.33
1980 38.47
1981 38.25
1982 44.72
1983 50.81
1984 58.63
1985 60.11
1986 61.80
1987 66.99
1989 56.98
1992 53.62
1993 49.64
1994 49.63
1995 50.76
1996 57.23
1997 56.16
1999 75.61
2000 72.62
2001 71.37
2002 68.53
2003 69.05
2004 66.62
2005 61.99
2006 59.66
2007 65.30
2008 68.98
2010 66.13
2011 62.99
2012 65.50
2013 64.90
2014 65.34
2015 65.11
2016 66.88
2017 68.94
2018 70.58
2019 73.93
2020 75.57
2021 78.64

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in The Gambia was 85.17 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 85.17 in 2021, while its lowest value was 18.32 in 1977.

Definition: Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 20.31
1972 22.67
1973 22.27
1974 21.91
1975 23.50
1976 22.81
1977 18.32
1978 23.92
1979 24.69
1980 27.45
1981 27.63
1982 31.69
1983 35.70
1984 41.95
1985 44.18
1986 46.75
1987 50.80
1989 44.04
1992 43.27
1993 41.38
1994 40.41
1995 43.13
1996 50.38
1997 47.54
1999 67.92
2000 66.13
2001 65.98
2002 63.36
2003 65.83
2004 64.35
2005 61.29
2006 59.51
2007 66.34
2008 72.35
2010 67.10
2011 63.97
2012 65.68
2013 66.42
2014 67.00
2015 67.47
2016 69.27
2017 72.05
2018 74.71
2019 78.94
2020 82.26
2021 85.17

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes