Economic growth in recent years has not matched population growth, which still runs at more than 3% a year.

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However, unlike Region 1, the increase in population in this area is matched by a corresponding increase in school enrolment.

UNESCO: Gambia: Report: Part II: Analytic Section: cont. 1