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

ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
15.83 million
in 2024
Gambia
100,840
in 2025
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank
127th
Gambia rank
126th

School age population, lower secondary education, female over time

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

ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) currently reports 15.83 million against 100,840 in Gambia, a difference of 15.73 million.

That makes ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)'s figure about 157.0 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 126th 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 5.01 million 24,482 4.99 million ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
1980s 5.96 million 33,861 5.92 million ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
1990s 6.94 million 41,197 6.90 million ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
2000s 8.94 million 60,388 8.88 million ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
2010s 12.06 million 76,644 11.98 million ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
2020s 15.18 million 92,651 15.09 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, female, ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) or Gambia?
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), at 15.83 million against 100,840 in Gambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, female between ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) and Gambia?
15.73 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, female?
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 127th and Gambia ranks 126th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, 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, lower secondary education, female (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