School age population, tertiary education, female in Gambia
Gambia: School age population, tertiary education, female was 99,375 number in 2014. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Gambia, 1970–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Gambia is 99,375 number, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Gambia peaked at 99,375 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 20,932 number, in 1970.
Gambia ranks 138th 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, female in Gambia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 20,932 number | — |
| 1971 | 21,389 number | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 21,765 number | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 22,222 number | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 23,137 number | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 23,733 number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 24,310 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 24,584 number | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 24,878 number | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 25,783 number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 26,785 number | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 27,798 number | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 28,511 number | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 29,274 number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 30,154 number | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 31,231 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 32,530 number | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 35,412 number | +8.9% |
| 1988 | 38,911 number | +9.9% |
| 1989 | 42,695 number | +9.7% |
| 1990 | 46,289 number | +8.4% |
| 1991 | 49,124 number | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 48,788 number | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 48,294 number | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 48,109 number | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 48,486 number | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 49,327 number | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 50,872 number | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 52,980 number | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 55,355 number | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 57,746 number | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 60,020 number | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 61,917 number | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 64,100 number | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 66,713 number | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 69,738 number | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 72,948 number | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 75,606 number | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 78,556 number | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 81,773 number | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 85,207 number | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 88,822 number | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 92,257 number | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 95,862 number | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 99,375 number | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23,273 number | 20,932 number | 25,783 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 32,330 number | 26,785 number | 42,695 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 49,762 number | 46,289 number | 55,355 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 68,912 number | 57,746 number | 81,773 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 92,305 number | 85,207 number | 99,375 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More education data for Gambia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13,495 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Gambia?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Gambia was 99,375 number in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 99,375 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,932 number in 1970.
- How does Gambia rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Gambia ranks 138th out of 203 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.