Pocket statistics: Tertiary Education in The Gambia

Overview of the tertiary education system in The Gambia

The country has a population of approximately 1,388 000 people with 68% reported to reside in rural areas and 41% of the population between 0 and 14 years of age. Over the last decade, the average regional enrolment of males and females in tertiary education was 5% (2002/2003). Exact figures not available.

Tertiary Gross Enrolment Ratio Statistics

Source:Unesco Institute for Statistics

	1990/91	1998/99	2000/01	2002/03	VUSSC Average
MF Total	-	1%	-	-	-
Male	-	2%	-	-	-
Female	-	1%	-	-	-

There are XX government funded tertiary education institutions in the country providing learning opportunities for XX students. A strategic priority for The Gambia's tertiary system is ...... Say something about ICT infrastructure and opportunities and challenges for elearning.

Government funded Tertiary Education Institutions

Department of State for Education (Banjul)

Name of Institution	Department of State for Education
Website	Eg http://www.col.org
Type of Institution	Eg. University, Polytechnic, Community College etc
Main mode of delivery	Eg. Campus-based, Single mode DE, Mixed Mode etc.
Number of students	State number of students and year here, eg 13 547 (2004 fugures)
Learning Management System(s)	For example ATutor, Moodle, KewlNextGen, Blackboard, WebCT etc.
Overview of e-learning	Enter brief description of e-learning activities at the institution

Gambia Technical Training Institute (Banjul)

Name of Institution	Gambia Technical Training Institute
Website	http://www.gtti.gm/index2.html
Type of Institution	Eg. University, Polytechnic, Community College etc
Main mode of delivery	Eg. Campus-based, Single mode DE, Mixed Mode etc.
Number of students	State number of students and year here, eg 13 547 (2004 fugures)
Learning Management System(s)	For example ATutor, Moodle, KewlNextGen, Blackboard, WebCT etc.
Overview of e-learning	Enter brief description of e-learning activities at the institution