Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Gambia
Gambia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 61.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Gambia, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Gambia stood at 61.6%.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Gambia peaked at 64.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 34.8%, in 1998.
Gambia ranks 166th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 34.8% | — |
| 1999 | 49.6% | +42.8% |
| 2000 | 51.8% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 52.1% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 50.3% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 60.4% | +20.2% |
| 2004 | 64.0% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 63.3% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 61.7% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 58.8% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 55.5% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 58.3% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 57.7% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 57.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 59.3% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 61.7% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 61.5% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 62.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 60.2% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 59.7% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 59.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 61.6% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.2% | 34.8% | 49.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 57.6% | 50.3% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.1% | 57.6% | 62.0% | 10 |
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More education data for Gambia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 77,061 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 369,783 (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 442,901 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1569 units per person (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 442,901 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.4 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Gambia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Gambia was 61.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 64.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.8% in 1998.
- How does Gambia rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- Gambia ranks 166th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.