Population, age 5, male in Gambia
Gambia: Population, age 5, male was 27,598 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 5, male in Gambia, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 5, male in Gambia stood at 27,598. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 5, male in Gambia peaked at 27,598 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14,816, in 1990.
That places Gambia 127th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,336 | 14,816 | 20,117 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,291 | 20,756 | 25,629 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,876 | 26,050 | 27,598 | 6 |
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More education data for Gambia
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 13,495 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.91 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 108.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 5, male in Gambia?
- Population, age 5, male in Gambia was 27,598 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 5, male recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 27,598 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 5, male recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,816 in 1990.
- How does Gambia rank for population, age 5, male?
- Gambia ranks 127th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 5, male rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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 Population, age 5, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population, age 5, male refers to the male population at the specified age.