School age population, early childhood educational development in Gambia

Gambia: School age population, early childhood educational development was 39,714 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
39,714 number
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
67th
of 92 countries
All-time high
63,213 number
in 1998
All-time low
23,086 number
in 1999
Years of data
23
1998–2020

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k1998200920201998: 63.2k number1999: 23.1k number2000: 23.6k number2001: 24.2k number2002: 24.6k number2003: 25.0k number2004: 25.9k number2005: 26.6k number2006: 27.2k number2007: 28.0k number2008: 28.9k number2009: 29.5k number2010: 30.4k number2011: 31.3k number2012: 32.4k number2013: 33.5k number2014: 34.2k number2015: 35.2k number2016: 36.1k number2017: 37.1k number2018: 38.1k number2019: 38.9k number2020: 39.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, early childhood educational development in Gambia stood at 39,714 number.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Gambia peaked at 63,213 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 23,086 number, in 1999.

Gambia ranks 67th 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, female (number) in Gambia, 1998 to 2020.
Year number Change
1998 63,213 number
1999 23,086 number -63.5%
2000 23,618 number +2.3%
2001 24,170 number +2.3%
2002 24,566 number +1.6%
2003 24,984 number +1.7%
2004 25,910 number +3.7%
2005 26,552 number +2.5%
2006 27,234 number +2.6%
2007 28,039 number +3.0%
2008 28,857 number +2.9%
2009 29,538 number +2.4%
2010 30,402 number +2.9%
2011 31,316 number +3.0%
2012 32,417 number +3.5%
2013 33,517 number +3.4%
2014 34,171 number +2.0%
2015 35,165 number +2.9%
2016 36,143 number +2.8%
2017 37,150 number +2.8%
2018 38,112 number +2.6%
2019 38,852 number +1.9%
2020 39,714 number +2.2%

Gambia compared with similar countries

  • Gambia's 39,714 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 234,628 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% 63,213 number 23,086 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 43,150 number 23,086 number 63,213 number 2
2000s 26,347 number 23,618 number 29,538 number 10
2010s 34,724 number 30,402 number 38,852 number 10
2020s 39,714 number 39,714 number 39,714 number 1

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 64 Finland 52,095 number compare
  2. 65 Hungary 44,185 number compare
  3. 66 Lithuania 42,491 number compare
  4. 68 Qatar 39,573 number compare
  5. 69 Hong Kong 37,358 number compare
  6. 70 Croatia 36,773 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 39,714 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 63,213 number in 1998.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 23,086 number in 1999.
How does Gambia rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Gambia ranks 67th 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 30.6%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (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

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development education 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/