Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Gambia
Gambia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 86.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Gambia, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 86.0% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Gambia peaked at 86.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 65.6%, in 1998.
That places Gambia 163rd 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, male in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 65.6% | — |
| 1999 | 77.2% | +17.7% |
| 2000 | 75.8% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 74.8% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 72.2% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 75.3% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 76.0% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 73.9% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 72.3% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 73.0% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 71.0% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 71.9% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 72.2% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 70.6% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 73.2% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 75.2% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 77.4% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 79.5% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 80.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 81.9% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 83.4% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 86.0% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.4% | 65.6% | 77.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 73.6% | 71.0% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.0% | 70.6% | 86.0% | 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, male in Gambia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Gambia was 86.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.6% in 1998.
- How does Gambia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Gambia ranks 163rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total male enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male 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.