School age population, lower secondary education, female in Gambia
Gambia: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 81,277 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
81,277 number
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
132nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
81,277 number
in 2020
All-time low
19,245 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Gambia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Gambia stood at 81,277 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Gambia peaked at 81,277 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19,245 number, in 1970.
Gambia ranks 132nd 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, female in Gambia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 19,245 number | — |
| 1971 | 19,809 number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 20,320 number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 20,848 number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 21,419 number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 22,063 number | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 22,775 number | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 22,895 number | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 23,033 number | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 23,791 number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 24,572 number | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 25,429 number | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 26,455 number | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 27,454 number | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 28,412 number | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 29,402 number | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 30,494 number | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 32,748 number | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 34,514 number | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 35,899 number | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 37,065 number | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 30,078 number | -18.9% |
| 1992 | 31,422 number | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 32,596 number | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 33,656 number | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 34,748 number | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 35,950 number | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 37,493 number | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 39,167 number | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 41,127 number | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 43,335 number | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 45,663 number | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 48,118 number | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 50,405 number | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 52,599 number | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 54,766 number | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 56,944 number | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 59,227 number | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 61,242 number | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 62,864 number | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 64,208 number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 65,426 number | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 66,776 number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 68,228 number | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 69,763 number | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 71,329 number | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 72,855 number | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 74,600 number | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 76,579 number | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 78,841 number | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 81,277 number | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21,620 number | 19,245 number | 23,791 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 29,538 number | 24,572 number | 35,899 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 35,330 number | 30,078 number | 41,127 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 53,516 number | 43,335 number | 62,864 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 70,860 number | 64,208 number | 78,841 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 81,277 number | 81,277 number | 81,277 number | 1 |
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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 school age population, lower secondary education, female in Gambia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Gambia was 81,277 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 81,277 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,245 number in 1970.
- How does Gambia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Gambia ranks 132nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.