Population of compulsory school age, male in Gambia

Gambia: Population of compulsory school age, male was 265,591 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
265,591 number
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
122nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
265,591 number
in 2019
All-time low
139,396 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, male in Gambia, 1998–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1998200820191998: 139.4k number1999: 146.3k number2000: 153.3k number2001: 160.3k number2002: 167.2k number2003: 173.7k number2004: 179.8k number2005: 185.4k number2006: 190.6k number2007: 195.7k number2008: 200.5k number2009: 205.0k number2010: 209.4k number2011: 213.8k number2012: 218.7k number2013: 224.2k number2014: 230.0k number2015: 236.3k number2016: 242.8k number2017: 250.0k number2018: 257.6k number2019: 265.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, male in Gambia stood at 265,591 number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Gambia peaked at 265,591 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 139,396 number, in 1998.

That places Gambia 122nd out of 186 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 142,848 number 139,396 number 146,301 number 2
2000s 181,151 number 153,349 number 205,009 number 10
2010s 234,834 number 209,389 number 265,591 number 10

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 119 Slovak Republic 286,372 number compare
  2. 120 Kuwait 285,698 number compare
  3. 121 Serbia 278,304 number compare
  4. 123 Hong Kong (China) 264,348 number compare
  5. 124 Armenia 247,880 number compare
  6. 125 Georgia 245,805 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Gambia?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Gambia was 265,591 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 265,591 number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 139,396 number in 1998.
How does Gambia rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Gambia ranks 122nd out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.