School age population, early childhood educational development in Gambia
Gambia: School age population, early childhood educational development was 80,230 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in Gambia, 1998–2020
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -63.5% | 127,459 number | 46,553 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Gambia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2798 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0407 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1264 (2050)
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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About this data
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/