Progression to secondary school, male in Gambia
Gambia: Progression to secondary school, male was 93.9% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, male in Gambia, 1973–2013
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2013, progression to secondary school, male in Gambia stood at 93.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, male in Gambia peaked at 97.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 52.9%, in 1986.
That places Gambia 104th out of 156 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school, male in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 55.2% | — |
| 1975 | 60.6% | +9.7% |
| 1976 | 69.9% | +15.5% |
| 1977 | 64.0% | -8.6% |
| 1978 | 79.0% | +23.6% |
| 1979 | 70.0% | -11.5% |
| 1980 | 70.5% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 65.6% | -7.0% |
| 1982 | 68.9% | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 67.3% | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 69.6% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 60.7% | -12.9% |
| 1986 | 52.9% | -12.7% |
| 1998 | 85.6% | +61.8% |
| 1999 | 70.9% | -17.2% |
| 2000 | 73.7% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 72.9% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 91.1% | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 89.6% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 85.8% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 94.1% | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 97.4% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 85.5% | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 85.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 92.9% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 92.7% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 93.9% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.4% | 55.2% | 79.0% | 6 |
| 1980s | 65.1% | 52.9% | 70.5% | 7 |
| 1990s | 78.3% | 70.9% | 85.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 86.2% | 72.9% | 97.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 85.8% | 93.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 101 New Caledonia 94.0% compare
- 102 Trinidad and Tobago 94.0% compare
- 103 Sao Tome and Principe 93.9% compare
- 105 Guyana 93.6% compare
- 106 South Africa 93.4% compare
- 107 Costa Rica 93.1% compare
More education data for Gambia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,273 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7,222 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 22,110 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5,194 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, male in Gambia?
- Progression to secondary school, male in Gambia was 93.9% in 2013, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, male recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, male recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.9% in 1986.
- How does Gambia rank for progression to secondary school, male?
- Gambia ranks 104th out of 156 countries with data for 2013.
- Is progression to secondary school, male rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).