School age population, early childhood education, male in Gambia

Gambia: School age population, early childhood education, male was 190,974 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
190,974 number
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
111th
of 199 countries
All-time high
190,974 number
in 2020
All-time low
110,087 number
in 1999
Years of data
23
1998–2020

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1998200920201998: 148.2k number1999: 110.1k number2000: 113.0k number2001: 115.8k number2002: 118.4k number2003: 120.8k number2004: 123.5k number2005: 126.4k number2006: 129.4k number2007: 132.9k number2008: 136.5k number2009: 140.1k number2010: 143.7k number2011: 147.6k number2012: 152.5k number2013: 157.6k number2014: 162.3k number2015: 167.0k number2016: 171.7k number2017: 176.9k number2018: 181.9k number2019: 186.5k number2020: 191.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Gambia recorded 190,974 number for school age population, early childhood education, male 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 32.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Gambia peaked at 190,974 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 110,087 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, male in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, male (number) in Gambia, 1998 to 2020.
Year number Change
1998 148,194 number
1999 110,087 number -25.7%
2000 112,967 number +2.6%
2001 115,797 number +2.5%
2002 118,379 number +2.2%
2003 120,767 number +2.0%
2004 123,519 number +2.3%
2005 126,385 number +2.3%
2006 129,366 number +2.4%
2007 132,887 number +2.7%
2008 136,531 number +2.7%
2009 140,054 number +2.6%
2010 143,688 number +2.6%
2011 147,605 number +2.7%
2012 152,496 number +3.3%
2013 157,614 number +3.4%
2014 162,342 number +3.0%
2015 167,031 number +2.9%
2016 171,738 number +2.8%
2017 176,852 number +3.0%
2018 181,855 number +2.8%
2019 186,504 number +2.6%
2020 190,974 number +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 129,140 number 110,087 number 148,194 number 2
2000s 125,665 number 112,967 number 140,054 number 10
2010s 164,772 number 143,688 number 186,504 number 10
2020s 190,974 number 190,974 number 190,974 number 1

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 108 Central African Republic 215,475 number compare
  2. 109 Liberia 213,058 number compare
  3. 110 Serbia 201,952 number compare
  4. 112 Denmark 184,637 number compare
  5. 113 Finland 175,927 number compare
  6. 114 Czechia 167,249 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Gambia?
School age population, early childhood education, male in Gambia was 190,974 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 190,974 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 110,087 number in 1999.
How does Gambia rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
Gambia ranks 111th out of 199 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, male (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
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Male 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/