School age population, early childhood educational development in Gambia
Gambia: School age population, early childhood educational development was 39,714 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in Gambia, 1998–2020
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -63.5% | 63,213 number | 23,086 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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About this data
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/