The Gambia - 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

Development Relevance: Large numbers of children out of school create pressure to enroll children and provide classrooms, teachers, and educational materials, a task made difficult in many countries by limited education budgets. However, getting children into school is a high priority for countries and crucial for achieving universal primary education.

Limitations and Exceptions: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The number of out-of-school children is calculated by subtracting the number of primary school-age children enrolled in primary or secondary school from the total population of the official primary school-age children. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation