Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Gambia
Gambia: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 34,012 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Gambia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 34,012 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Gambia peaked at 34,012 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6,293 number, in 1970.
That places Gambia 120th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Gambia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6,293 number | — |
| 1971 | 6,451 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 6,718 number | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 7,003 number | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 7,292 number | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 7,564 number | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 7,797 number | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 7,726 number | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 7,663 number | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 7,908 number | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 8,135 number | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 8,350 number | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 8,642 number | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 8,973 number | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 9,359 number | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 9,788 number | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 10,247 number | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 10,744 number | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 11,241 number | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 11,690 number | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 12,109 number | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 13,110 number | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 13,827 number | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 14,587 number | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 15,366 number | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 16,144 number | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 16,899 number | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 17,708 number | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 18,502 number | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 19,271 number | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 19,999 number | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 20,670 number | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 21,344 number | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 21,889 number | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 22,350 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 22,767 number | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 23,177 number | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 23,714 number | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 24,261 number | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 24,820 number | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 25,392 number | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 25,975 number | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 26,696 number | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 27,513 number | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 28,386 number | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 29,280 number | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 30,164 number | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 31,133 number | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 32,108 number | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 33,072 number | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 34,012 number | +2.8% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 34,012 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 253,089 number, 13% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 34,012 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 178,844 number, 19% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,242 number | 6,293 number | 7,908 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,717 number | 8,135 number | 11,690 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,752 number | 12,109 number | 19,271 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,499 number | 19,999 number | 24,820 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,972 number | 25,392 number | 33,072 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,012 number | 34,012 number | 34,012 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More education data for Gambia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,452 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 16,389 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 71,238 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Gambia?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Gambia was 34,012 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 34,012 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,293 number in 1970.
- How does Gambia rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Gambia ranks 120th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. 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 of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.