ALECSO: Member Countries vs Gambia: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

ALECSO: Member Countries
31.71 million
in 2024
Gambia
203,489
in 2025
ALECSO: Member Countries rank
131st
Gambia rank
128th

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • ALECSO: Member Countries
  • Gambia
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How they compare

ALECSO: Member Countries currently reports 31.71 million against 203,489 in Gambia, a difference of 31.51 million.

That makes ALECSO: Member Countries's figure about 155.8 times Gambia's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, ALECSO: Member Countries has been ahead every year.

ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 131st and Gambia ranks 128th of 221 groups.

ALECSO: Member Countries has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ALECSO: Member Countries Gambia Difference Ahead
1970s 12.61 million 48,875 12.56 million ALECSO: Member Countries
1980s 15.76 million 67,456 15.69 million ALECSO: Member Countries
1990s 18.52 million 82,619 18.44 million ALECSO: Member Countries
2000s 22.15 million 121,045 22.03 million ALECSO: Member Countries
2010s 24.33 million 154,431 24.18 million ALECSO: Member Countries
2020s 29.90 million 186,944 29.71 million ALECSO: Member Countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, ALECSO: Member Countries or Gambia?
ALECSO: Member Countries, at 31.71 million against 203,489 in Gambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between ALECSO: Member Countries and Gambia?
31.51 million, with ALECSO: Member Countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ALECSO: Member Countries and Gambia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do ALECSO: Member Countries and Gambia rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 131st and Gambia ranks 128th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,444 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release