School age population, early childhood educational development program in Gambia

Gambia: School age population, early childhood educational development program was 40,516 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
40,516 number
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
69th
of 92 countries
All-time high
64,246 number
in 1998
All-time low
23,467 number
in 1999
Years of data
23
1998–2020

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k1998200920201998: 64.2k number1999: 23.5k number2000: 24.0k number2001: 24.6k number2002: 25.0k number2003: 25.5k number2004: 26.3k number2005: 27.0k number2006: 27.7k number2007: 28.6k number2008: 29.4k number2009: 30.1k number2010: 31.0k number2011: 31.9k number2012: 33.0k number2013: 34.2k number2014: 34.9k number2015: 35.9k number2016: 36.9k number2017: 37.9k number2018: 38.9k number2019: 39.6k number2020: 40.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Gambia recorded 40,516 number for school age population, early childhood educational development program in 2020.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development program in Gambia peaked at 64,246 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 23,467 number, in 1999.

Gambia ranks 69th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 43,856 number 23,467 number 64,246 number 2
2000s 26,819 number 23,997 number 30,094 number 10
2010s 35,414 number 30,984 number 39,636 number 10
2020s 40,516 number 40,516 number 40,516 number 1

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 66 Lithuania 44,949 number compare
  2. 67 Hong Kong 41,328 number compare
  3. 68 Qatar 41,016 number compare
  4. 70 Croatia 39,135 number compare
  5. 71 Moldova 36,160 number compare
  6. 72 Albania 35,385 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development program in Gambia?
School age population, early childhood educational development program in Gambia was 40,516 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development program recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 64,246 number in 1998.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development program recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 23,467 number in 1999.
How does Gambia rank for school age population, early childhood educational development program?
Gambia ranks 69th out of 92 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development program rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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

Male 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/