School age population, tertiary education, male in Gambia
Gambia: School age population, tertiary education, male was 98,256 number in 2014. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, male in Gambia, 1970–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2014, school age population, tertiary education, male in Gambia stood at 98,256 number. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Gambia peaked at 98,256 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 21,960 number, in 1970.
That places Gambia 141st out of 203 countries with data for 2014, putting it 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, male in Gambia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 21,960 number | — |
| 1971 | 22,226 number | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 22,290 number | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 22,403 number | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 22,819 number | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 23,298 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 23,869 number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 24,171 number | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 24,501 number | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 25,447 number | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 26,479 number | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 27,495 number | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 28,179 number | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 28,955 number | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 29,871 number | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 30,985 number | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 32,276 number | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 34,482 number | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 36,995 number | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 39,636 number | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 42,159 number | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 44,702 number | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 45,058 number | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 45,507 number | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 46,252 number | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 47,350 number | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 48,704 number | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 49,959 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 51,572 number | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 53,405 number | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 55,345 number | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 57,341 number | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 59,091 number | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 61,088 number | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 63,523 number | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 66,451 number | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 69,743 number | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 72,940 number | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 76,471 number | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 80,178 number | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 83,947 number | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 87,772 number | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 91,292 number | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 94,846 number | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 98,256 number | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23,298 number | 21,960 number | 25,447 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 31,535 number | 26,479 number | 39,636 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 47,467 number | 42,159 number | 53,405 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 66,217 number | 55,345 number | 80,178 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 91,223 number | 83,947 number | 98,256 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More education data for Gambia
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, male in Gambia?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Gambia was 98,256 number in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 98,256 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,960 number in 1970.
- How does Gambia rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Gambia ranks 141st out of 203 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.