Enrolment in secondary education, male in Gambia

Gambia: Enrolment in secondary education, male was 19,743 number in 1996. ▲ Rising

Latest (1996)
19,743 number
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
163rd
of 202 countries
All-time high
20,347 number
in 1995
All-time low
3,819 number
in 1971
Years of data
24
1971–1996

Enrolment in secondary education, male in Gambia, 1971–1996

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1971198319961971: 3.8k number1973: 4.4k number1974: 4.5k number1975: 4.5k number1976: 4.8k number1977: 5.3k number1978: 5.1k number1979: 5.7k number1980: 6.3k number1981: 6.8k number1983: 8.6k number1984: 10.0k number1985: 11.1k number1986: 11.2k number1987: 11.1k number1988: 11.3k number1989: 12.2k number1990: 12.5k number1991: 13.7k number1992: 14.3k number1993: 16.9k number1994: 17.5k number1995: 20.3k number1996: 19.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Gambia recorded 19,743 number for enrolment in secondary education, male in 1996.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 76.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, male in Gambia peaked at 20,347 number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 3,819 number, in 1971.

That places Gambia 163rd out of 202 countries with data for 1996, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Enrolment in secondary education, male (number) in Gambia, 1971 to 1996.
Year number Change
1971 3,819 number
1973 4,369 number +14.4%
1974 4,498 number +3.0%
1975 4,525 number +0.6%
1976 4,833 number +6.8%
1977 5,262 number +8.9%
1978 5,134 number -2.4%
1979 5,700 number +11.0%
1980 6,329 number +11.0%
1981 6,804 number +7.5%
1983 8,639 number +27.0%
1984 10,028 number +16.1%
1985 11,111 number +10.8%
1986 11,172 number +0.5%
1987 11,097 number -0.7%
1988 11,326 number +2.1%
1989 12,228 number +8.0%
1990 12,543 number +2.6%
1991 13,657 number +8.9%
1992 14,263 number +4.4%
1993 16,916 number +18.6%
1994 17,520 number +3.6%
1995 20,347 number +16.1%
1996 19,743 number -3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4,768 number 3,819 number 5,700 number 8
1980s 9,859 number 6,329 number 12,228 number 9
1990s 16,427 number 12,543 number 20,347 number 7

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 160 Solomon Islands 22,187 number compare
  2. 161 Brunei Darussalam 21,607 number compare
  3. 162 Belize 20,352 number compare
  4. 164 Iceland 17,926 number compare
  5. 165 Guinea-Bissau 16,623 number compare
  6. 166 Malta 15,840 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in secondary education, male in Gambia?
Enrolment in secondary education, male in Gambia was 19,743 number in 1996, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 20,347 number in 1995.
What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 3,819 number in 1971.
How does Gambia rank for enrolment in secondary education, male?
Gambia ranks 163rd out of 202 countries with data for 1996.
Is enrolment in secondary education, male rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 76.7%. 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 secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 8,155 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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