School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Gambia
Gambia: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 163,466 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
163,466 number
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
133rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
163,466 number
in 2020
All-time low
38,152 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Gambia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 163,466 number for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Gambia peaked at 163,466 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 38,152 number, in 1970.
Gambia ranks 133rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Gambia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 38,152 number | — |
| 1971 | 39,331 number | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 40,386 number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 41,452 number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 42,604 number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 43,898 number | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 45,341 number | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 45,573 number | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 45,850 number | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 47,384 number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 48,972 number | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 50,712 number | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 52,814 number | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 54,863 number | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 56,818 number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 58,800 number | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 60,948 number | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 64,988 number | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 68,315 number | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 71,101 number | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 73,614 number | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 60,162 number | -18.3% |
| 1992 | 62,915 number | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 65,365 number | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 67,574 number | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 69,805 number | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 72,198 number | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 75,139 number | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 78,449 number | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 82,423 number | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 86,967 number | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 91,818 number | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 96,757 number | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 101,425 number | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 105,891 number | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 110,285 number | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 114,713 number | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 119,188 number | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 123,153 number | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 126,353 number | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 129,024 number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 131,465 number | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 134,098 number | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 136,970 number | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 140,055 number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 143,246 number | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 146,403 number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 149,924 number | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 153,930 number | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 158,514 number | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 163,466 number | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42,997 number | 38,152 number | 47,384 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 58,833 number | 48,972 number | 71,101 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 70,764 number | 60,162 number | 82,423 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 107,655 number | 86,967 number | 126,353 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 142,363 number | 129,024 number | 158,514 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 163,466 number | 163,466 number | 163,466 number | 1 |
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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 school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Gambia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Gambia was 163,466 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 163,466 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,152 number in 1970.
- How does Gambia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Gambia ranks 133rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.