The Gambia - Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in The Gambia was 34,840 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 52,814 in 2014 and a minimum value of 12,967 in 1985.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

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

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Year Value
1971 24,469
1972 25,498
1973 25,959
1974 26,892
1975 27,415
1976 27,504
1977 24,936
1978 23,437
1979 22,054
1980 20,357
1981 16,371
1982 14,759
1983 13,629
1984 14,015
1985 12,967
1986 14,102
1992 33,093
1993 32,120
1996 31,963
1998 36,662
1999 29,192
2000 35,676
2001 38,632
2002 42,692
2003 42,466
2004 44,680
2005 49,133
2006 43,955
2007 42,339
2008 49,586
2010 48,294
2011 50,878
2012 48,503
2013 50,114
2014 52,814
2015 44,905
2016 43,895
2017 41,254
2018 39,679
2019 36,013
2020 34,840

Development Relevance: Large numbers of children out of school create pressure to enroll children and provide classrooms, teachers, and educational materials, a task made difficult in many countries by limited education budgets. However, getting children into school is a high priority for countries and crucial for achieving universal primary education.

Limitations and Exceptions: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.

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: The number of out-of-school children is calculated by subtracting the number of primary school-age children enrolled in primary or secondary school from the total population of the official primary school-age children. 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: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation