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 29.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
29.1%
Change on year
down 12.0%
World rank
17th
of 155 countries
All-time high
33.1%
in 2018
All-time low
19.1%
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: 23.7 %2003: 25 %2004: 27.9 %2005: 28.3 %2007: 20.3 %2008: 22.4 %2010: 19.1 %2011: 20.3 %2012: 23.2 %2013: 29.5 %2014: 26.6 %2015: 26.9 %2016: 27.7 %2017: 27.4 %2018: 33.1 %2019: 29.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Gambia recorded 29.1% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2019.

The figure is down 12.0% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Gambia peaked at 33.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 2010.

That places Gambia 17th out of 155 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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, both sexes (%) in Gambia, 1998 to 2019.
Year % Change
1998 23.7%
2003 25.0% +5.5%
2004 27.9% +11.6%
2005 28.3% +1.5%
2007 20.3% -28.3%
2008 22.4% +10.5%
2010 19.1% -14.9%
2011 20.3% +6.5%
2012 23.2% +14.3%
2013 29.5% +27.0%
2014 26.6% -9.8%
2015 26.9% +1.0%
2016 27.7% +3.2%
2017 27.4% -1.1%
2018 33.1% +20.7%
2019 29.1% -12.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23.7% 23.7% 23.7% 1
2000s 24.8% 20.3% 28.3% 5
2010s 26.3% 19.1% 33.1% 10

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 14 Ghana 31.4% compare
  2. 15 Lesotho 30.3% compare
  3. 16 Chad 29.8% compare
  4. 18 Burundi 29.1% compare
  5. 19 Zambia 27.4% compare
  6. 20 Comoros 27.1% 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 29.1% 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 33.1% 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 19.1% in 2010.
How does Gambia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Gambia ranks 17th out of 155 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 29.9%. 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, both sexes (%). 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, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 2,392 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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/