Gambia vs Lesotho: School age population, tertiary education, female

Gambia
99,375 number
in 2014
Lesotho
105,295 number
in 2018
Gambia rank
138th
Lesotho rank
135th

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

  • Gambia
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 105,295 number against 99,375 number in Gambia, a difference of 5,920 number.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Gambia ranks 138th and Lesotho ranks 135th of 203 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 23,273 number 57,872 number 34,598 number Lesotho
1980s 32,330 number 73,878 number 41,548 number Lesotho
1990s 49,762 number 96,982 number 47,220 number Lesotho
2000s 68,912 number 118,668 number 49,756 number Lesotho
2010s 93,175 number 110,460 number 17,285 number Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Gambia or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 105,295 number against 99,375 number in Gambia as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Gambia and Lesotho?
5,920 number, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Lesotho?
44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Gambia and Lesotho rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?
Gambia ranks 138th and Lesotho ranks 135th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.