Gambia vs WB: East Asia & Pacific: School life expectancy, primary, female
Gambia
6.58 years
in 2025
WB: East Asia & Pacific
5.92 years
in 2024
Gambia rank
48th
WB: East Asia & Pacific rank
47th
School life expectancy, primary, female over time
- Gambia
- WB: East Asia & Pacific
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 6.58 years against 5.92 years in WB: East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 0.66 years.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times WB: East Asia & Pacific's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1973 it was WB: East Asia & Pacific ahead.
Gambia ranks 48th and WB: East Asia & Pacific ranks 47th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and WB: East Asia & Pacific in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | WB: East Asia & Pacific | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.03 years | 5.16 years | 4.12 years | WB: East Asia & Pacific |
| 1980s | 2.22 years | 5.7 years | 3.48 years | WB: East Asia & Pacific |
| 1990s | 3.08 years | 5.74 years | 2.66 years | WB: East Asia & Pacific |
| 2000s | 4.38 years | 6.11 years | 1.73 years | WB: East Asia & Pacific |
| 2010s | 5.19 years | 6.04 years | 0.8578 years | WB: East Asia & Pacific |
| 2020s | 6.4 years | 5.9 years | 0.5021 years | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, female, Gambia or WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- Gambia, at 6.58 years against 5.92 years in WB: East Asia & Pacific as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, female between Gambia and WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- 0.66 years, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and WB: East Asia & Pacific rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Gambia ranks 48th and WB: East Asia & Pacific ranks 47th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release