ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) vs Gambia: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
32.20 million
in 2024
Gambia
203,489
in 2025
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank
127th
Gambia rank
128th

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

  • ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
  • Gambia
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How they compare

ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) currently reports 32.20 million against 203,489 in Gambia, a difference of 31.99 million.

That makes ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)'s figure about 158.2 times Gambia's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) has been ahead every year.

ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 127th and Gambia ranks 128th of 221 groups.

ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) Gambia Difference Ahead
1970s 9.96 million 48,875 9.91 million ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
1980s 11.94 million 67,456 11.87 million ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
1990s 14.01 million 82,619 13.93 million ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
2000s 18.11 million 121,045 17.99 million ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
2010s 24.47 million 154,431 24.32 million ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
2020s 30.86 million 186,944 30.67 million ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) or Gambia?
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), at 32.20 million against 203,489 in Gambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) and Gambia?
31.99 million, with ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) and Gambia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) and Gambia rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 127th 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