Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Gambia

Gambia: Enrolment in lower secondary education, male was 49,074 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
49,074 number
Change on year
up 6.4%
World rank
134th
of 192 countries
All-time high
49,074 number
in 2019
All-time low
13,652 number
in 1998
Years of data
21
1998–2019

Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Gambia, 1998–2019

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1998200820191998: 13.7k number1999: 20.5k number2000: 22.6k number2001: 24.0k number2003: 30.8k number2004: 34.1k number2005: 35.2k number2006: 35.7k number2007: 35.2k number2008: 34.4k number2009: 37.0k number2010: 37.4k number2011: 38.0k number2012: 39.9k number2013: 42.4k number2014: 43.2k number2015: 44.6k number2016: 44.3k number2017: 45.0k number2018: 46.1k number2019: 49.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Gambia stood at 49,074 number. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Gambia peaked at 49,074 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13,652 number, in 1998.

That places Gambia 134th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number) in Gambia, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 13,652 number
1999 20,489 number +50.1%
2000 22,605 number +10.3%
2001 24,045 number +6.4%
2003 30,832 number +28.2%
2004 34,108 number +10.6%
2005 35,165 number +3.1%
2006 35,667 number +1.4%
2007 35,244 number -1.2%
2008 34,367 number -2.5%
2009 36,991 number +7.6%
2010 37,408 number +1.1%
2011 38,038 number +1.7%
2012 39,907 number +4.9%
2013 42,404 number +6.3%
2014 43,245 number +2.0%
2015 44,559 number +3.0%
2016 44,284 number -0.6%
2017 44,957 number +1.5%
2018 46,111 number +2.6%
2019 49,074 number +6.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17,070 number 13,652 number 20,489 number 2
2000s 32,114 number 22,605 number 36,991 number 9
2010s 42,999 number 37,408 number 49,074 number 10

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 131 Botswana 61,873 number compare
  2. 132 Jamaica 61,554 number compare
  3. 133 Puerto Rico 56,175 number compare
  4. 135 Timor-Leste 44,265 number compare
  5. 136 North Macedonia 43,237 number compare
  6. 137 Lesotho 42,601 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Gambia?
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Gambia was 49,074 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 49,074 number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 13,652 number in 1998.
How does Gambia rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, male?
Gambia ranks 134th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gambia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
237 places, 4,657 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.