School age population, lower secondary education, male in Gambia
Gambia: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 82,189 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
82,189 number
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
134th
of 205 countries
All-time high
82,189 number
in 2020
All-time low
18,907 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Gambia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Gambia stood at 82,189 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Gambia peaked at 82,189 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18,907 number, in 1970.
Gambia ranks 134th 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, male in Gambia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18,907 number | — |
| 1971 | 19,522 number | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 20,066 number | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 20,604 number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 21,185 number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 21,835 number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 22,566 number | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 22,678 number | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 22,817 number | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 23,593 number | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 24,400 number | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 25,283 number | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 26,359 number | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 27,409 number | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 28,406 number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 29,398 number | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 30,454 number | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 32,240 number | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 33,801 number | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 35,202 number | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 36,549 number | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 30,084 number | -17.7% |
| 1992 | 31,493 number | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 32,769 number | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 33,918 number | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 35,057 number | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 36,248 number | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 37,646 number | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 39,282 number | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 41,296 number | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 43,632 number | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 46,155 number | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 48,639 number | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 51,020 number | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 53,292 number | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 55,519 number | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 57,769 number | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 59,961 number | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 61,911 number | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 63,489 number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 64,816 number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 66,039 number | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 67,322 number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 68,742 number | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 70,292 number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 71,917 number | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 73,548 number | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 75,324 number | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 77,351 number | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 79,673 number | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 82,189 number | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21,377 number | 18,907 number | 23,593 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 29,295 number | 24,400 number | 35,202 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 35,434 number | 30,084 number | 41,296 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 54,139 number | 43,632 number | 63,489 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 71,502 number | 64,816 number | 79,673 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 82,189 number | 82,189 number | 82,189 number | 1 |
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More education data for Gambia
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 27,304 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Gambia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Gambia was 82,189 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 82,189 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,907 number in 1970.
- How does Gambia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Gambia ranks 134th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.