Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Gambia
Gambia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 90.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Gambia, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Gambia is 90.9%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Gambia peaked at 90.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 59.5%, in 1998.
That places Gambia 152nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 59.5% | — |
| 1999 | 70.5% | +18.6% |
| 2000 | 69.9% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 70.2% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 67.8% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 73.0% | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 75.0% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 73.7% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 72.8% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 73.8% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 72.4% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 73.1% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 73.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 72.0% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 74.7% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 76.5% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 79.3% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 81.8% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 82.9% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 85.5% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 87.7% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 90.9% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.0% | 59.5% | 70.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 72.2% | 67.8% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.4% | 72.0% | 90.9% | 10 |
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More reference data data for Gambia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2798 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0407 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1264 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Gambia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Gambia was 90.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.5% in 1998.
- How does Gambia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Gambia ranks 152nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.