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Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in The Gambia was 48,762 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 95,869 in 2011 and a minimum value of 41,148 in 1985.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1971	54,885
1972	56,843
1973	58,086
1974	60,014
1975	61,374
1976	62,209
1977	58,669
1978	56,367
1979	55,151
1980	52,920
1981	46,767
1982	44,435
1983	42,567
1984	42,344
1985	41,148
1986	43,300
1990	67,602
1992	77,763
1993	76,280
1996	74,951
1998	81,663
1999	66,687
2000	77,208
2001	80,868
2002	89,115
2003	84,443
2004	85,956
2005	93,141
2006	82,624
2007	79,013
2008	91,782
2010	92,158
2011	95,869
2012	89,323
2013	92,410
2014	95,642
2015	78,511
2016	74,977
2017	68,730
2018	65,020
2019	54,332
2020	48,762

Children out of school, primary, female

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in The Gambia was 13,922 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 46,423 in 2002 and a minimum value of 13,922 in 2020.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1971	30,416
1972	31,345
1973	32,127
1974	33,122
1975	33,959
1976	34,705
1977	33,733
1978	32,930
1979	33,097
1980	32,563
1981	30,396
1982	29,676
1983	28,938
1984	28,329
1985	28,181
1986	29,198
1992	44,670
1993	44,160
1996	42,988
1998	45,001
1999	37,495
2000	41,532
2001	42,236
2002	46,423
2003	41,977
2004	41,276
2005	44,008
2006	38,669
2007	36,674
2008	42,196
2010	43,864
2011	44,991
2012	40,820
2013	42,296
2014	42,828
2015	33,606
2016	31,082
2017	27,476
2018	25,341
2019	18,319
2020	13,922

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age)

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age) in The Gambia was 8.11 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 87.06 in 1971, while its lowest value was 7.40 in 2020.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1971	87.06
1972	86.79
1973	85.74
1974	85.09
1975	84.08
1976	83.11
1977	81.13
1978	79.47
1979	76.96
1980	73.19
1981	66.31
1982	62.80
1983	59.34
1984	56.08
1985	53.59
1986	53.11
1992	60.13
1993	56.87
1996	48.20
1998	45.66
1999	36.30
2000	38.49
2001	37.61
2002	39.76
2003	34.72
2004	33.12
2005	34.41
2006	29.60
2007	27.43
2008	30.89
2010	30.79
2011	30.93
2012	27.38
2013	27.64
2014	27.25
2015	20.80
2016	18.69
2017	16.01
2018	14.30
2019	10.03
2020	7.40
2021	8.11

Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in The Gambia was 34,840 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 52,814 in 2014 and a minimum value of 12,967 in 1985.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1971	24,469
1972	25,498
1973	25,959
1974	26,892
1975	27,415
1976	27,504
1977	24,936
1978	23,437
1979	22,054
1980	20,357
1981	16,371
1982	14,759
1983	13,629
1984	14,015
1985	12,967
1986	14,102
1992	33,093
1993	32,120
1996	31,963
1998	36,662
1999	29,192
2000	35,676
2001	38,632
2002	42,692
2003	42,466
2004	44,680
2005	49,133
2006	43,955
2007	42,339
2008	49,586
2010	48,294
2011	50,878
2012	48,503
2013	50,114
2014	52,814
2015	44,905
2016	43,895
2017	41,254
2018	39,679
2019	36,013
2020	34,840

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age)

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age) in The Gambia was 19.05 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 71.48 in 1972, while its lowest value was 18.19 in 2020.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1971	70.98
1972	71.48
1973	70.04
1974	69.74
1975	68.45
1976	66.38
1977	60.43
1978	56.96
1979	51.57
1980	45.95
1981	35.84
1982	31.28
1983	27.92
1984	27.67
1985	24.58
1986	25.62
1992	44.27
1993	41.08
1996	35.41
1998	36.62
1999	27.80
2000	32.52
2001	33.85
2002	36.02
2003	34.62
2004	35.32
2005	37.82
2006	33.09
2007	31.19
2008	35.78
2010	33.40
2011	34.44
2012	32.03
2013	32.24
2014	33.06
2015	27.32
2016	25.94
2017	23.62
2018	22.01
2019	19.37
2020	18.19
2021	19.05

Children out of school (% of primary school age)

Children out of school (% of primary school age) in The Gambia was 13.63 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 79.18 in 1972, while its lowest value was 12.84 in 2020.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1971	79.07
1972	79.18
1973	77.93
1974	77.45
1975	76.30
1976	74.78
1977	70.82
1978	68.26
1979	64.30
1980	59.60
1981	51.10
1982	47.05
1983	43.62
1984	41.85
1985	39.06
1986	39.36
1990	50.98
1992	52.18
1993	48.95
1996	41.77
1998	41.11
1999	32.02
2000	35.48
2001	35.71
2002	37.88
2003	34.67
2004	34.23
2005	36.13
2006	31.36
2007	29.33
2008	33.36
2010	32.11
2011	32.70
2012	29.72
2013	29.96
2014	30.18
2015	24.09
2016	22.35
2017	19.85
2018	18.19
2019	14.74
2020	12.84
2021	13.63

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Sub-Topic: Participation