The structure of the education system in The Gambia provides for the expanded vision of basic education (ECD, Basic Education 1 - 9 and Adult and Non-formal Education) and Secondary Education. The formal system is characterized by nine years of uninterrupted basic education followed by three years of senior secondary education and four years of post-secondary or tertiary and higher education. The first nine years of schooling constitute the basic education cycle and are financed principally by Government while secondary school education, which is three years, is primarily provided by the private sector with grant-aided schools assisted by Government and managed by school boards.

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