Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in Gambia

Gambia: Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below was 0.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.6%
World rank
66th
of 74 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2003
All-time low
0.6%
in 2020
Years of data
5
1998–2020

Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in Gambia, 1998–2020

00.20.40.60.811998200920201998: 0.938 % of population with low education aged 6-162003: 0.955 % of population with low education aged 6-162010: 0.919 % of population with low education aged 6-162015: 0.643 % of population with low education aged 6-162020: 0.642 % of population with low education aged 6-16

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with low education aged 6-16.

Analysis

Gambia recorded 0.6% for enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 30.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in Gambia peaked at 1.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2020.

That places Gambia 66th out of 74 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below (% of population with low education aged 6-16) in Gambia, 1998 to 2020.
Year % of population with low education aged 6-16 Change
1998 0.9%
2003 1.0% +1.8%
2010 0.9% -3.7%
2015 0.6% -30.1%
2020 0.6% -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
2000s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
2010s 0.8% 0.6% 0.9% 2
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 63 Djibouti 0.7% compare
  2. 64 Zambia 0.7% compare
  3. 65 Guinea 0.7% compare
  4. 67 Pakistan 0.6% compare
  5. 68 Mali 0.6% compare
  6. 69 Niger 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in Gambia?
Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in Gambia was 0.6% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2003.
What is the lowest enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2020.
How does Gambia rank for enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below?
Gambia ranks 66th out of 74 countries with data for 2020.
Is enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Gambia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below (% of population with low education aged 6-16). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below (% of population with low education aged 6-16)
Unit
% of population with low education aged 6-16
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
74 places, 889 data points, 1970–2021
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