Official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Gambia

Gambia: Official entrance age to early childhood educational development was 2 years in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
2 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 97 countries
All-time high
3 years
in 1998
All-time low
2 years
in 1999
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Gambia, 1998–2020

01231998200920201998: 3 years1999: 2 years2000: 2 years2001: 2 years2002: 2 years2003: 2 years2004: 2 years2005: 2 years2006: 2 years2007: 2 years2008: 2 years2009: 2 years2010: 2 years2011: 2 years2012: 2 years2013: 2 years2014: 2 years2015: 2 years2016: 2 years2017: 2 years2018: 2 years2019: 2 years2020: 2 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Gambia is 2 years, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Gambia peaked at 3 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2 years, in 1999.

Gambia ranks 7th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for Official entrance age to early childhood educational development (years) in Gambia, 1998 to 2020.
Year years Change
1998 3 years
1999 2 years -33.3%
2000 2 years +0.0%
2001 2 years +0.0%
2002 2 years +0.0%
2003 2 years +0.0%
2004 2 years +0.0%
2005 2 years +0.0%
2006 2 years +0.0%
2007 2 years +0.0%
2008 2 years +0.0%
2009 2 years +0.0%
2010 2 years +0.0%
2011 2 years +0.0%
2012 2 years +0.0%
2013 2 years +0.0%
2014 2 years +0.0%
2015 2 years +0.0%
2016 2 years +0.0%
2017 2 years +0.0%
2018 2 years +0.0%
2019 2 years +0.0%
2020 2 years +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.5 years 2 years 3 years 2
2000s 2 years 2 years 2 years 10
2010s 2 years 2 years 2 years 10
2020s 2 years 2 years 2 years 1

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 7 Belarus 2 years compare
  2. 7 Guinea 2 years compare
  3. 7 Hungary 2 years compare
  4. 7 Mauritius 2 years compare
  5. 7 Russia 2 years compare
  6. 7 Saudi Arabia 2 years compare

See the full ranking of 97 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Gambia?
Official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Gambia was 2 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest official entrance age to early childhood educational development recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 3 years in 1998.
What is the lowest official entrance age to early childhood educational development recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 2 years in 1999.
How does Gambia rank for official entrance age to early childhood educational development?
Gambia ranks 7th out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
Is official entrance age to early childhood educational development rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Gambia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to early childhood educational development (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Official entrance age to early childhood educational development (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,319 data points, 1972–2020
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Age at which students would enter early childhood educational development. For more information, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/