Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Gambia

Gambia: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 28.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
28.3%
Change on year
down 11.9%
World rank
16th
of 153 countries
All-time high
32.2%
in 2018
All-time low
18.6%
in 2010
Years of data
16
1998–2019

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Gambia, 1998–2019

01020301998200820191998: 22.1 %2003: 24.3 %2004: 27.4 %2005: 27.7 %2007: 19.7 %2008: 21.7 %2010: 18.6 %2011: 19.6 %2012: 22.3 %2013: 28.3 %2014: 25.4 %2015: 25.6 %2016: 26.5 %2017: 26.3 %2018: 32.2 %2019: 28.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Gambia recorded 28.3% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2019.

The figure is down 11.9% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Gambia peaked at 32.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2010.

That places Gambia 16th out of 153 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%) in Gambia, 1998 to 2019.
Year % Change
1998 22.1%
2003 24.3% +10.1%
2004 27.4% +12.8%
2005 27.7% +1.1%
2007 19.7% -29.0%
2008 21.7% +10.4%
2010 18.6% -14.3%
2011 19.6% +5.5%
2012 22.3% +13.4%
2013 28.3% +26.9%
2014 25.4% -10.2%
2015 25.6% +0.8%
2016 26.5% +3.5%
2017 26.3% -0.7%
2018 32.2% +22.3%
2019 28.3% -11.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 22.1% 22.1% 22.1% 1
2000s 24.2% 19.7% 27.7% 5
2010s 25.3% 18.6% 32.2% 10

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 13 Eritrea 30.9% compare
  2. 14 Ghana 30.8% compare
  3. 15 Chad 29.1% compare
  4. 17 Burundi 26.6% compare
  5. 18 Zambia 26.2% compare
  6. 19 Comoros 25.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Gambia?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Gambia was 28.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 32.2% in 2018.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2010.
How does Gambia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Gambia ranks 16th out of 153 countries with data for 2019.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 2,312 data points, 1997–2020
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Percentage of pupils in primary education who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/