Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Gambia, The

Gambia, The: Total net enrolment rate, primary, male was 80.6% in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
80.6%
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
166th
of 189 countries
All-time high
80.6%
in 2019
All-time low
28.5%
in 1972
Years of data
40
1971–2019

Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Gambia, The, 1971–2019

0204060801971199520191971: 29 %1972: 28.5 %1973: 30 %1974: 30.3 %1975: 31.5 %1976: 33.6 %1977: 39.6 %1978: 43 %1979: 48.4 %1980: 54.1 %1981: 64.2 %1982: 68.7 %1983: 72.1 %1984: 72.3 %1985: 75.4 %1986: 74.4 %1992: 55.7 %1993: 58.9 %1996: 64.6 %1998: 63.4 %1999: 72.2 %2000: 67.5 %2001: 66.2 %2002: 64 %2003: 65.4 %2004: 64.7 %2005: 62.2 %2006: 66.9 %2007: 68.8 %2008: 64.2 %2010: 66.6 %2011: 65.6 %2012: 68 %2013: 67.8 %2014: 66.9 %2015: 72.7 %2016: 74.1 %2017: 76.4 %2018: 78 %2019: 80.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Gambia, The stood at 80.6%. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Gambia, The peaked at 80.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 28.5%, in 1972.

That places Gambia, The 166th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 34.9% 28.5% 48.4% 9
1980s 68.7% 54.1% 75.4% 7
1990s 63.0% 55.7% 72.2% 5
2000s 65.5% 62.2% 68.8% 9
2010s 71.7% 65.6% 80.6% 10

Countries ranked near Gambia, The

  1. 163 Chad 82.7% compare
  2. 164 Jordan 82.0% compare
  3. 165 Comoros, Union of the 81.9% compare
  4. 167 Kenya 79.5% compare
  5. 168 Burkina Faso 78.7% compare
  6. 169 Liberia 78.4% compare

See the full ranking of 189 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Gambia, The?
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Gambia, The was 80.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Gambia, The?
The highest recorded value was 80.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Gambia, The?
The lowest recorded value was 28.5% in 1972.
How does Gambia, The rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, male?
Gambia, The ranks 166th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is total net enrolment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Gambia, The?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gambia, The data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 4,339 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of male students of the official age group for primary education who are enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of the corresponding male population. Divide the total number of male students in the official school age range for primary education who are enrolled in any level of education by the male population of the same age group and multiply the result by 100. The difference between the total NER and the adjusted NER provides a measure of the proportion of children in the official relevant school age group who are enrolled in levels of education below the one intended for their age. The difference between the total NER and the adjusted NER for primary education is due to enrolment in pre-primary education. The total NER should be based on total enrolment of the official relevant school age group in any level of education for all types of schools and education institutions, including public, private and all other institutions that provide organized educational programmes.