Gambia vs Nicaragua: Over-age students, primary, female

Gambia
18.7%
in 2018
Nicaragua
19.3%
in 2010
Gambia rank
23rd
Nicaragua rank
21st

Over-age students, primary, female over time

  • Gambia
  • Nicaragua
0510152025197119942018

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 19.3% against 18.7% in Gambia, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Gambia ranks 23rd and Nicaragua ranks 21st of 191 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1970s 10.4% 19.6% 9.2% Nicaragua
1980s 1.7% 19.5% 17.8% Nicaragua
1990s 10.6% 15.0% 4.3% Nicaragua
2000s 14.9% 14.7% 0.2% Gambia
2010s 13.0% 19.3% 6.2% Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, female, Gambia or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 19.3% against 18.7% in Gambia as of 2010.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary, female between Gambia and Nicaragua?
0.6%, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Nicaragua?
24 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2010.
How do Gambia and Nicaragua rank globally for over-age students, primary, female?
Gambia ranks 23rd and Nicaragua ranks 21st 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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Indicator
Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment)
Unit
% of female enrollment
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,264 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.