Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Gambia
Gambia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 95.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Gambia, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Gambia is 95.9%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Gambia peaked at 95.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 53.3%, in 1998.
That places Gambia 134th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 53.3% | — |
| 1999 | 63.8% | +19.8% |
| 2000 | 64.0% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 65.5% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 63.4% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 70.8% | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 74.0% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 73.6% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 73.4% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 74.8% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 73.8% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 74.3% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 74.1% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 73.4% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 76.2% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 77.8% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 81.2% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 84.1% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 85.8% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 89.1% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 92.0% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 95.9% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.5% | 53.3% | 63.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 70.8% | 63.4% | 74.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.0% | 73.4% | 95.9% | 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, female in Gambia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Gambia was 95.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.3% in 1998.
- How does Gambia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Gambia ranks 134th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female 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.