School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Gambia

Gambia: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 35,856 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
35,856 number
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
119th
of 202 countries
All-time high
35,856 number
in 2020
All-time low
6,582 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Gambia, 1970–2020

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Gambia stood at 35,856 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Gambia peaked at 35,856 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6,582 number, in 1970.

Gambia ranks 119th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number) in Gambia, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 6,582 number
1971 6,745 number +2.5%
1972 7,054 number +4.6%
1973 7,374 number +4.5%
1974 7,685 number +4.2%
1975 7,965 number +3.6%
1976 8,184 number +2.7%
1977 8,074 number -1.3%
1978 7,973 number -1.3%
1979 8,238 number +3.3%
1980 8,485 number +3.0%
1981 8,716 number +2.7%
1982 9,075 number +4.1%
1983 9,475 number +4.4%
1984 9,905 number +4.5%
1985 10,351 number +4.5%
1986 10,790 number +4.2%
1987 11,313 number +4.8%
1988 11,805 number +4.3%
1989 12,282 number +4.0%
1990 12,748 number +3.8%
1991 13,911 number +9.1%
1992 14,724 number +5.8%
1993 15,594 number +5.9%
1994 16,476 number +5.7%
1995 17,321 number +5.1%
1996 18,067 number +4.3%
1997 18,912 number +4.7%
1998 19,702 number +4.2%
1999 20,435 number +3.7%
2000 21,107 number +3.3%
2001 21,718 number +2.9%
2002 22,328 number +2.8%
2003 22,849 number +2.3%
2004 23,316 number +2.0%
2005 23,759 number +1.9%
2006 24,225 number +2.0%
2007 24,801 number +2.4%
2008 25,405 number +2.4%
2009 26,036 number +2.5%
2010 26,685 number +2.5%
2011 27,338 number +2.4%
2012 28,163 number +3.0%
2013 29,070 number +3.2%
2014 30,020 number +3.3%
2015 30,979 number +3.2%
2016 31,897 number +3.0%
2017 32,906 number +3.2%
2018 33,912 number +3.1%
2019 34,901 number +2.9%
2020 35,856 number +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 7,587 number 6,582 number 8,238 number 10
1980s 10,220 number 8,485 number 12,282 number 10
1990s 16,789 number 12,748 number 20,435 number 10
2000s 23,554 number 21,107 number 26,036 number 10
2010s 30,587 number 26,685 number 34,901 number 10
2020s 35,856 number 35,856 number 35,856 number 1

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 116 Mongolia 38,157 number compare
  2. 117 Costa Rica 36,558 number compare
  3. 118 Lebanon 36,355 number compare
  4. 120 Bulgaria 34,762 number compare
  5. 121 Serbia 34,274 number compare
  6. 122 Kuwait 33,246 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Gambia?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Gambia was 35,856 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 35,856 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 6,582 number in 1970.
How does Gambia rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Gambia ranks 119th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/