Gambia, The's persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort) was 82.66% in 2020, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 16.68 percentage points from 65.99% in 2010.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 82.66% | 2020 |
| Five years earlier | 77.05% | 2015 |
| Ten years earlier | 65.99% | 2010 |
| Highest | 88.44% | 2018 |
| Lowest | 55.25% | 1985 |
| Average since 2011 | 80.81% | 2011–2020 |
| First recorded | 85.38% | 1971 |
What the numbers say
In 2020, Gambia, The's persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort) fell 1.67 percentage points on 2019 (from 84.33% to 82.66%).
Across the 12 yearly changes before that (1985 to 2019), the average change was −2.51 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 9.49 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 15.9 percentage points in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was 18.77 percentage points in 2001. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2011 to 2020 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.88 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 38% of the movement over 8 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2020, Gambia, The had the 8th highest value of the 11 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Gambia, The | 82.66% | 2020 |
| World | 80.18% | 2023 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 63.09% | 2023 |
| Low income | 59.07% | 2023 |
Closest to Gambia, The in the 2020 ranking
- Kyrgyz Republic — 5th of 11: 97.84%
- Kuwait — 6th of 11: 91.64%
- Aruba — 7th of 11: 85.22%
- United Arab Emirates — 9th of 11: 77.92%
- Suriname — 10th of 11: 75%
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 11th of 11: 74%
What this measures
Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
Limitations: The estimates have limitations in capturing real trend in that an observed rate will be applied to the underlying indicators such as repetition rate and promotion rate throughout the cohort life, and re-entrants, grade skipping, migration or transfers during a school year are not adequately captured.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 23 values
| Year | Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 82.66 |
| 2019 | 84.33 |
| 2018 | 88.44 |
| 2017 | no data |
| 2016 | no data |
| 2015 | 77.05 |
| 2014 | 79.73 |
| 2013 | 79.93 |
| 2012 | 72.42 |
| 2011 | 81.88 |
| 2010 |
Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort) in nearby economies
- Benin — 54.38% (2021)
- Burkina Faso — 36.05% (2022)
- Burundi — 53.71% (2019)
- Cabo Verde — 95.19% (2021)
- Cameroon — 62.8% (2023)
- Chad — 74.91% (2017)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 74% (2020)
- Côte d'Ivoire — 68.09% (2021)
- Eritrea — 79.78% (2017)
More education data for Gambia, The
- Primary school starting age (years) — 7 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 13 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils — 442,901 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 100.43% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 108.23% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 92.77% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers — 13,495 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
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Questions people ask
- What is Gambia, The's persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort)?
- 82.66% in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1971?
- It is down 2.72 percentage points from 85.38% in 1971. The highest value was 88.44% in 2018 and the lowest 55.25% in 1985.
- How does Gambia, The rank?
- 8th highest of 11 economies with data for 2020.
- Is the latest change in persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort) unusual for Gambia, The?
- In 2020, Gambia, The's persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort) fell 1.67 percentage points on 2019 (from 84.33% to 82.66%). Across the 12 yearly changes before that (1985 to 2019), the average change was −2.51 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 9.49 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.PRSL.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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