The Gambia - School enrollment

School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in The Gambia was 41.52 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 29 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 43.67 in 2020 and a minimum value of 15.56 in 2003.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

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

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Year Value
1992 21.70
1998 17.96
1999 16.76
2003 15.56
2007 20.49
2009 27.97
2010 28.96
2013 31.03
2014 37.92
2015 37.60
2016 37.58
2017 37.68
2018 41.67
2019 43.25
2020 43.67
2021 41.52

School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in The Gambia was 43.22 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 45.06 in 2020 and a minimum value of 15.81 in 2003.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

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

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Year Value
1998 18.25
1999 15.96
2003 15.81
2007 20.63
2009 28.42
2010 29.58
2013 32.10
2014 38.79
2015 38.48
2016 38.65
2017 39.03
2018 42.91
2019 44.89
2020 45.06
2021 43.22

School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in The Gambia was 39.85 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 42.31 in 2020 and a minimum value of 15.32 in 2003.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

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

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Year Value
1998 17.68
1999 17.55
2003 15.32
2007 20.35
2009 27.52
2010 28.35
2013 29.98
2014 37.07
2015 36.73
2016 36.52
2017 36.36
2018 40.46
2019 41.65
2020 42.31
2021 39.85

School enrollment, primary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in The Gambia was 103.53 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 103.53 in 2020 and a minimum value of 24.33 in 1972.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

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

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Year Value
1971 24.69
1972 24.33
1973 26.06
1974 26.75
1975 27.88
1976 29.59
1977 30.80
1978 33.37
1979 37.56
1980 42.19
1981 51.47
1982 56.12
1983 59.80
1984 63.79
1985 65.99
1986 66.27
1987 64.38
1988 61.78
1989 57.85
1990 58.65
1991 60.53
1992 60.82
1993 62.42
1994 64.64
1995 66.21
1996 69.39
1997 70.62
1998 71.26
1999 81.79
2000 80.24
2001 80.30
2002 77.60
2003 80.64
2004 81.52
2005 79.65
2006 78.75
2007 81.16
2008 80.29
2009 79.73
2010 79.78
2011 77.93
2012 81.20
2013 82.98
2014 86.74
2015 90.05
2016 92.02
2017 95.24
2018 98.01
2019 101.66
2020 103.53

School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in The Gambia was 109.41 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 109.41 in 2020 and a minimum value of 14.94 in 1972.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

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

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Year Value
1971 15.03
1972 14.94
1973 16.20
1974 16.97
1975 18.38
1976 19.56
1977 19.81
1978 21.55
1979 24.37
1980 28.04
1981 35.45
1982 39.53
1983 43.18
1984 47.87
1985 50.17
1986 51.04
1987 50.02
1989 44.87
1992 49.63
1993 51.92
1994 54.63
1995 56.75
1996 60.93
1997 63.00
1998 64.69
1999 75.43
2000 75.12
2001 76.58
2002 73.98
2003 79.86
2004 81.95
2005 80.95
2006 80.67
2007 83.13
2008 82.74
2009 81.42
2010 80.83
2011 79.41
2012 83.00
2013 84.78
2014 89.11
2015 93.02
2016 95.40
2017 99.07
2018 102.46
2019 106.93
2020 109.41

School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) in The Gambia was 97.75 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 97.75 in 2020 and a minimum value of 33.83 in 1972.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

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

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Year Value
1971 34.49
1972 33.83
1973 36.02
1974 36.61
1975 37.45
1976 39.70
1977 41.87
1978 45.28
1979 50.83
1980 56.41
1981 67.54
1982 72.73
1983 76.41
1984 79.66
1985 81.77
1986 81.49
1987 78.72
1989 70.81
1992 71.94
1993 72.84
1994 74.57
1995 75.56
1996 77.74
1997 78.13
1998 77.73
1999 88.05
2000 85.28
2001 83.95
2002 81.16
2003 81.42
2004 81.09
2005 78.37
2006 76.86
2007 79.22
2008 77.88
2009 78.06
2010 78.75
2011 76.47
2012 79.43
2013 81.22
2014 84.41
2015 87.12
2016 88.70
2017 91.47
2018 93.64
2019 96.48
2020 97.75

School enrollment, primary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% net) in The Gambia was 76.82 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 76.82 in 2018 and a minimum value of 20.82 in 1972.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

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

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Year Value
1971 20.93
1972 20.82
1973 22.07
1974 22.55
1975 23.70
1976 25.22
1977 29.18
1978 31.74
1979 35.70
1980 40.40
1981 48.90
1982 52.95
1983 56.38
1984 58.15
1985 60.94
1986 60.64
1990 49.02
1992 47.82
1993 51.05
1996 58.23
1998 58.89
1999 67.10
2000 63.56
2001 63.36
2002 61.16
2003 64.05
2004 64.77
2005 62.77
2006 67.29
2007 66.68
2008 64.01
2010 63.28
2011 65.36
2012 67.58
2013 65.84
2014 68.70
2015 71.90
2016 73.65
2017 76.10
2018 76.82

School enrollment, primary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in The Gambia was 80.63 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 80.63 in 2018 and a minimum value of 12.94 in 1971.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

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

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Year Value
1971 12.94
1972 13.21
1973 14.26
1974 14.91
1975 15.92
1976 16.89
1977 18.87
1978 20.53
1979 23.04
1980 26.81
1981 33.69
1982 37.20
1983 40.66
1984 43.92
1985 46.41
1986 46.89
1992 39.87
1993 43.13
1996 51.80
1998 54.34
1999 62.89
2000 60.68
2001 61.52
2002 59.33
2003 64.01
2004 65.83
2005 64.42
2006 68.95
2007 68.68
2008 66.30
2010 64.45
2011 66.94
2012 69.67
2013 68.08
2014 71.44
2015 75.01
2016 77.15
2017 79.84
2018 80.63

School enrollment, primary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in The Gambia was 73.06 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 75.42 in 1985 and a minimum value of 28.52 in 1972.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

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

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Year Value
1971 29.02
1972 28.52
1973 29.96
1974 30.26
1975 31.55
1976 33.62
1977 39.57
1978 43.04
1979 48.43
1980 54.05
1981 64.16
1982 68.72
1983 72.08
1984 72.33
1985 75.42
1986 74.38
1992 55.73
1993 58.92
1996 64.59
1998 63.38
1999 71.24
2000 66.39
2001 65.16
2002 62.96
2003 64.08
2004 63.72
2005 61.15
2006 65.66
2007 64.72
2008 61.74
2010 62.12
2011 63.81
2012 65.52
2013 63.64
2014 66.00
2015 68.85
2016 70.20
2017 72.42
2018 73.06

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in The Gambia was 32.09 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 32.09 in 2020, while its lowest value was 13.65 in 2000.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

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

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Year Value
1971 31.39
1973 17.69
1974 16.28
1975 16.39
1976 16.40
1977 15.76
1985 18.14
1993 14.66
1999 13.69
2000 13.65
2001 15.18
2002 15.11
2003 15.14
2004 14.92
2005 16.17
2006 16.78
2007 20.78
2008 20.15
2009 23.07
2010 25.70
2011 27.05
2012 28.20
2013 29.86
2014 27.88
2015 28.36
2016 28.25
2017 28.67
2018 30.03
2019 31.51
2020 32.09

School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in The Gambia was 50.13 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 51.03 in 2009 and a minimum value of 7.61 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

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

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Year Value
1971 7.61
1972 8.07
1973 8.30
1974 9.63
1975 9.62
1976 10.02
1977 11.20
1978 11.29
1979 11.66
1980 12.46
1981 13.03
1982 13.75
1983 15.57
1984 17.44
1985 18.55
1986 17.88
1987 16.72
1988 15.94
1989 16.34
1990 16.87
1991 17.71
1992 18.20
1993 20.85
1994 21.05
1995 23.70
1996 23.32
2008 50.11
2009 51.03
2010 50.13

School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross) in The Gambia was 49.07 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 50.18 in 2009 and a minimum value of 3.66 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

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

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Year Value
1971 3.66
1973 4.04
1974 4.79
1975 5.08
1976 5.38
1977 6.56
1978 7.27
1979 6.88
1980 7.25
1981 7.68
1983 9.48
1984 10.63
1985 11.19
1986 10.65
1987 10.12
1988 9.36
1989 9.44
1990 10.72
1991 11.66
1992 12.55
1993 14.50
1994 14.93
1995 16.90
1996 18.02
2008 48.61
2009 50.18
2010 49.07

School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross) in The Gambia was 51.18 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 51.88 in 2009 and a minimum value of 11.61 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

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

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Year Value
1971 11.61
1973 12.62
1974 14.54
1975 14.20
1976 14.70
1977 15.88
1978 15.35
1979 16.48
1980 17.71
1981 18.43
1983 21.68
1984 24.24
1985 25.91
1986 25.12
1987 23.47
1988 22.72
1989 23.48
1990 23.21
1991 23.83
1992 23.88
1993 27.20
1994 27.14
1995 30.45
1996 28.58
2008 51.61
2009 51.88
2010 51.18

School enrollment, secondary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% net) in The Gambia was 14.63 as of 1986. As the graph below shows, over the past 8 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 14.78 in 1985 and a minimum value of 7.49 in 1979.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

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

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Year Value
1978 7.61
1979 7.49
1983 12.23
1984 14.04
1985 14.78
1986 14.63

School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% net) in The Gambia was 8.91 as of 1986. As the graph below shows, over the past 8 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8.98 in 1985 and a minimum value of 4.59 in 1979.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

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

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Year Value
1978 4.95
1979 4.59
1983 7.30
1984 8.62
1985 8.98
1986 8.91

School enrollment, secondary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% net) in The Gambia was 20.36 as of 1986. As the graph below shows, over the past 8 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 20.59 in 1985 and a minimum value of 10.29 in 1978.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

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

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Year Value
1978 10.29
1979 10.42
1983 17.17
1984 19.46
1985 20.59
1986 20.36

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) in The Gambia was 2.72 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 17 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.03 in 2011 and a minimum value of 1.07 in 1999.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

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

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Year Value
1995 1.66
1999 1.07
2004 1.17
2010 1.96
2011 3.03
2012 2.72

School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in The Gambia was 2.24 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 17 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.32 in 2011 and a minimum value of 0.44 in 2004.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

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

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Year Value
1995 1.18
1999 0.48
2004 0.44
2010 1.61
2011 2.32
2012 2.24

School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) in The Gambia was 3.21 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 17 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.76 in 2011 and a minimum value of 1.69 in 1999.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

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

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Year Value
1995 2.15
1999 1.69
2004 1.95
2010 2.31
2011 3.76
2012 3.21

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation