Gambia vs SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Gambia
8.22 years
in 2024
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
8.16 years
in 2024
Gambia rank
148th
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank
145th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Gambia
  • SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
02468199420092024

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 8.22 years against 8.16 years in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, a difference of 0.06 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ahead.

Gambia ranks 148th and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 145th of 200 countries.

SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 5.02 years 7.33 years 2.32 years SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
2000s 5.88 years 7.77 years 1.88 years SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
2010s 6.78 years 8.06 years 1.28 years SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
2020s 8.09 years 8.15 years 0.0632 years SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Gambia or SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
Gambia, at 8.22 years against 8.16 years in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Gambia and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
0.06 years, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do Gambia and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Gambia ranks 148th and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 145th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,349 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release