School age population, secondary education, male in Gambia
Gambia: School age population, secondary education, male was 157,214 number in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
157,214 number
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
132nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
157,214 number
in 2020
All-time low
30,943 number
in 1974
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, male in Gambia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, male in Gambia stood at 157,214 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Gambia peaked at 157,214 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 30,943 number, in 1974.
Gambia ranks 132nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School age population, secondary education, male in Gambia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 32,143 number | — |
| 1971 | 32,883 number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 33,709 number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 34,633 number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 30,943 number | -10.7% |
| 1975 | 31,875 number | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 32,878 number | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 33,139 number | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 33,441 number | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 34,592 number | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 35,737 number | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 36,921 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 38,351 number | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 39,855 number | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 41,367 number | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 42,885 number | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 44,473 number | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 47,290 number | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 49,854 number | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 52,086 number | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 54,053 number | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 57,311 number | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 59,724 number | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 62,185 number | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 64,547 number | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 66,822 number | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 69,078 number | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 71,631 number | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 74,448 number | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 77,649 number | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 81,289 number | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 85,396 number | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 89,980 number | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 94,736 number | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 99,453 number | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 104,050 number | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 108,582 number | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 112,977 number | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 117,137 number | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 120,962 number | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 124,481 number | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 127,657 number | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 130,425 number | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 133,158 number | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 135,990 number | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 138,969 number | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 142,017 number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 145,248 number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 148,872 number | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 152,883 number | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 157,214 number | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33,024 number | 30,943 number | 34,633 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 42,882 number | 35,737 number | 52,086 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 65,745 number | 54,053 number | 77,649 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 101,456 number | 81,289 number | 120,962 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 137,970 number | 124,481 number | 152,883 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 157,214 number | 157,214 number | 157,214 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, secondary education, male in Gambia?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Gambia was 157,214 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 157,214 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,943 number in 1974.
- How does Gambia rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Gambia ranks 132nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, 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 secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.