The Gambia, having left the Commonwealth in 2013, rejoined on 8 February 2018. It is the smallest nation in mainland Africa.
School-age Population by Education Level1 | ||
304,846 | 197,631 | |
Secondary | Tertiary | |
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Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Secondary Education for the school year ending 20101 |
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49% | 51% | |
Female | Male | |
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Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Tertiary Education for the school year ending 20121 |
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2% | 3% | |
Female | Male | |
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Percentage of female teachers in 1 | ||
n/a | 7.9% | |
Secondary | Tertiary (2012) | |
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1. UNESCO Institute for Statistics Data Centre, retrieved in June 2021 |