Gambia vs Lesotho: Over-age students, primary, female
Gambia
18.7%
in 2018
Lesotho
18.6%
in 2017
Gambia rank
23rd
Lesotho rank
24th
Over-age students, primary, female over time
- Gambia
- Lesotho
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 18.7% against 18.6% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 23rd and Lesotho ranks 24th of 191 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.7% | 30.8% | 24.0% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 33.2% | 31.6% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 11.0% | 34.7% | 23.6% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 29.9% | 15.1% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 21.8% | 7.0% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher over-age students, primary, female, Gambia or Lesotho?
- Gambia, at 18.7% against 18.6% in Lesotho as of 2018.
- What is the difference in over-age students, primary, female between Gambia and Lesotho?
- 0.1%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Lesotho?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2017.
- How do Gambia and Lesotho rank globally for over-age students, primary, female?
- Gambia ranks 23rd and Lesotho ranks 24th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.