School age population, early childhood educational development in Gambia

Gambia: School age population, early childhood educational development was 80,230 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
80,230 number
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
68th
of 92 countries
All-time high
127,459 number
in 1998
All-time low
46,553 number
in 1999
Years of data
23
1998–2020

School age population, early childhood educational development in Gambia, 1998–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k1998200920201998: 127.5k number1999: 46.6k number2000: 47.6k number2001: 48.7k number2002: 49.6k number2003: 50.4k number2004: 52.3k number2005: 53.6k number2006: 55.0k number2007: 56.6k number2008: 58.3k number2009: 59.6k number2010: 61.4k number2011: 63.2k number2012: 65.5k number2013: 67.7k number2014: 69.0k number2015: 71.0k number2016: 73.0k number2017: 75.0k number2018: 77.0k number2019: 78.5k number2020: 80.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Gambia recorded 80,230 number for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2020.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Gambia peaked at 127,459 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 46,553 number, in 1999.

Gambia ranks 68th of 92 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 educational development in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number) in Gambia, 1998 to 2020.
Year number Change
1998 127,459 number —
1999 46,553 number -63.5%
2000 47,615 number +2.3%
2001 48,726 number +2.3%
2002 49,566 number +1.7%
2003 50,449 number +1.8%
2004 52,253 number +3.6%
2005 53,565 number +2.5%
2006 54,955 number +2.6%
2007 56,607 number +3.0%
2008 58,289 number +3.0%
2009 59,632 number +2.3%
2010 61,386 number +2.9%
2011 63,240 number +3.0%
2012 65,464 number +3.5%
2013 67,688 number +3.4%
2014 69,029 number +2.0%
2015 71,039 number +2.9%
2016 73,016 number +2.8%
2017 75,046 number +2.8%
2018 76,988 number +2.6%
2019 78,488 number +1.9%
2020 80,230 number +2.2%

Gambia compared with similar countries

  • Gambia's 80,230 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 475,986 number, 17% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where School age population, early childhood educational development in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1999 -63.5% 127,459 number 46,553 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 87,006 number 46,553 number 127,459 number 2
2000s 53,166 number 47,615 number 59,632 number 10
2010s 70,138 number 61,386 number 78,488 number 10
2020s 80,230 number 80,230 number 80,230 number 1

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 65 Hungary 90,865 number compare
  2. 66 Lithuania 87,440 number compare
  3. 67 Qatar 80,589 number compare
  4. 69 Hong Kong 78,686 number compare
  5. 70 Croatia 75,908 number compare
  6. 71 Moldova 70,209 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Gambia?
School age population, early childhood educational development in Gambia was 80,230 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 127,459 number in 1998.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 46,553 number in 1999.
How does Gambia rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Gambia ranks 68th out of 92 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. 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 educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. 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/