Gambia - Adult literacy rate

58.67 (%) in 2022

In 2022, adult literacy rate for Gambia was 58.67 %. Between 2000 and 2022, adult literacy rate of Gambia grew substantially from 36.82 to 58.67 % rising at an increasing annual rate that reached a maximum of 21.04% in 2015 and then decreased to 15.54% in 2022.

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What is adult literacy rate?

Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.

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