The Gambia - Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female (% of primary school age children)

The value for Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female (% of primary school age children) in The Gambia was 85.70 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 85.70 in 2018 and a minimum value of 12.94 in 1971.

Definition: Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 12.94
1972 13.21
1973 14.26
1974 14.91
1975 15.92
1976 16.89
1977 18.87
1978 20.53
1979 23.04
1980 26.81
1981 33.69
1982 37.20
1983 40.66
1984 43.92
1985 46.41
1986 46.89
1992 39.87
1993 43.13
1996 51.80
1998 54.34
1999 63.70
2000 61.51
2001 62.39
2002 60.24
2003 65.28
2004 66.88
2005 65.59
2006 70.40
2007 72.57
2008 69.11
2010 69.21
2011 69.07
2012 72.62
2013 72.36
2014 72.75
2015 79.20
2016 81.31
2017 83.99
2018 85.70

Development Relevance: Relevance to gender indicator: Women teachers are important as they serve as role models to girls and help to attract and retain girls in school.

Limitations and Exceptions: Enrollment indicators are based on annual school surveys, but do not necessarily reflect actual attendance or dropout rates during the year. Also, the length of education differs across countries and can influence enrollment rates, although the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) tries to minimize the difference. For example, a shorter duration for primary education tends to increase the rate; a longer one to decrease it (in part because older children are more at risk of dropping out). Moreover, age at enrollment may be inaccurately estimated or misstated, especially in communities where registration of births is not strictly enforced.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Adjusted net enrollment rate in primary education is calculated by dividing the number of children in the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary or secondary education by the population of the same age group and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation