Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Gambia
Gambia: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 64,617 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Gambia, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 64,617 number for enrolment in pre-primary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 110.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Gambia peaked at 64,617 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13,618 number, in 1999.
That places Gambia 105th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Gambia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 15,071 number | — |
| 1999 | 13,618 number | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 14,838 number | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 21,160 number | +42.6% |
| 2009 | 30,688 number | +45.0% |
| 2010 | 32,723 number | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 38,865 number | +18.8% |
| 2014 | 48,498 number | +24.8% |
| 2015 | 49,476 number | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 51,094 number | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 53,161 number | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 60,135 number | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 64,617 number | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,344 number | 13,618 number | 15,071 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 22,229 number | 14,838 number | 30,688 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 49,821 number | 32,723 number | 64,617 number | 8 |
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More education data for Gambia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 369,783 (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.12 % change on previous year (2010)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13,495 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.0148 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 199,300 (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6853 % change on previous year (2010)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 170,483 (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.97 % change on previous year (1996)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 148,299 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Gambia?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Gambia was 64,617 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 64,617 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,618 number in 1999.
- How does Gambia rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
- Gambia ranks 105th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.6%. 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 Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.