ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) vs Gambia: School age population, early childhood educational development

ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
13.32 million
in 2024
Gambia
38,575
in 2025
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank
72nd
Gambia rank
70th

School age population, early childhood educational development over time

  • ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
  • Gambia
05.0M10.0M15.0M199820112025

How they compare

ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) currently reports 13.32 million against 38,575 in Gambia, a difference of 13.28 million.

That makes ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)'s figure about 345.3 times Gambia's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) has been ahead every year.

ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 72nd and Gambia ranks 70th of 187 groups.

ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) Gambia Difference Ahead
1990s 9.00 million 48,140 8.95 million ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
2000s 10.11 million 28,137 10.08 million ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
2010s 12.68 million 35,727 12.65 million ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
2020s 13.32 million 37,348 13.28 million ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood educational development, ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) or Gambia?
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), at 13.32 million against 38,575 in Gambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood educational development between ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) and Gambia?
13.28 million, with ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) and Gambia?
27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) and Gambia rank globally for school age population, early childhood educational development?
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 72nd and Gambia ranks 70th of 187 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
291 places, 5,922 data points, 1972–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release