School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Gambia
Gambia: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 197,631 number in 2014. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Gambia, 1970–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Gambia is 197,631 number, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Gambia peaked at 197,631 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 42,892 number, in 1970.
Gambia ranks 140th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Gambia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 42,892 number | — |
| 1971 | 43,615 number | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 44,055 number | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 44,625 number | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 45,956 number | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 47,031 number | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 48,179 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 48,755 number | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 49,379 number | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 51,230 number | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 53,264 number | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 55,293 number | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 56,690 number | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 58,229 number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 60,025 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 62,216 number | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 64,806 number | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 69,894 number | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 75,906 number | +8.6% |
| 1989 | 82,331 number | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 88,448 number | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 93,826 number | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 93,846 number | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 93,801 number | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 94,361 number | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 95,836 number | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 98,031 number | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 100,831 number | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 104,552 number | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 108,760 number | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 113,091 number | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 117,361 number | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 121,008 number | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 125,188 number | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 130,236 number | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 136,189 number | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 142,691 number | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 148,546 number | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 155,027 number | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 161,951 number | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 169,154 number | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 176,594 number | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 183,549 number | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 190,708 number | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 197,631 number | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46,572 number | 42,892 number | 51,230 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 63,865 number | 53,264 number | 82,331 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 97,229 number | 88,448 number | 108,760 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 135,129 number | 113,091 number | 161,951 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 183,527 number | 169,154 number | 197,631 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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, tertiary education, both sexes in Gambia?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Gambia was 197,631 number in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 197,631 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,892 number in 1970.
- How does Gambia rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Gambia ranks 140th out of 203 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.7%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.