School age population, early childhood education, female in Gambia

Gambia: School age population, early childhood education, female was 187,180 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
187,180 number
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
111th
of 199 countries
All-time high
187,180 number
in 2020
All-time low
108,411 number
in 1999
Years of data
23
1998–2020

School age population, early childhood education, female in Gambia, 1998–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1998200920201998: 145.8k number1999: 108.4k number2000: 111.3k number2001: 114.2k number2002: 116.6k number2003: 118.8k number2004: 121.5k number2005: 124.3k number2006: 127.2k number2007: 130.6k number2008: 134.1k number2009: 137.5k number2010: 141.0k number2011: 144.8k number2012: 149.6k number2013: 154.6k number2014: 159.2k number2015: 163.7k number2016: 168.3k number2017: 173.4k number2018: 178.3k number2019: 182.8k number2020: 187.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, female in Gambia is 187,180 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Gambia peaked at 187,180 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 108,411 number, in 1999.

Gambia ranks 111th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

School age population, early childhood education, female in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in Gambia, 1998 to 2020.
Year number Change
1998 145,788 number
1999 108,411 number -25.6%
2000 111,337 number +2.7%
2001 114,185 number +2.6%
2002 116,620 number +2.1%
2003 118,827 number +1.9%
2004 121,496 number +2.2%
2005 124,300 number +2.3%
2006 127,218 number +2.3%
2007 130,630 number +2.7%
2008 134,111 number +2.7%
2009 137,511 number +2.5%
2010 141,022 number +2.6%
2011 144,818 number +2.7%
2012 149,607 number +3.3%
2013 154,607 number +3.3%
2014 159,200 number +3.0%
2015 163,748 number +2.9%
2016 168,325 number +2.8%
2017 173,359 number +3.0%
2018 178,268 number +2.8%
2019 182,812 number +2.5%
2020 187,180 number +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 127,100 number 108,411 number 145,788 number 2
2000s 123,624 number 111,337 number 137,511 number 10
2010s 161,577 number 141,022 number 182,812 number 10
2020s 187,180 number 187,180 number 187,180 number 1

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 108 Costa Rica 206,434 number compare
  2. 109 Liberia 204,362 number compare
  3. 110 Serbia 190,082 number compare
  4. 112 Denmark 175,395 number compare
  5. 113 Finland 167,681 number compare
  6. 114 Namibia 163,629 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Gambia?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Gambia was 187,180 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 187,180 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 108,411 number in 1999.
How does Gambia rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Gambia ranks 111th out of 199 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/