Gambia vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd): School life expectancy, primary, female
Gambia
6.58 years
in 2025
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)
5.92 years
in 2024
Gambia rank
48th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank
50th
School life expectancy, primary, female over time
- Gambia
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 6.58 years against 5.92 years in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd), a difference of 0.66 years.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) ahead.
Gambia ranks 48th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 50th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9799 years | 3.32 years | 2.34 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) |
| 1980s | 2.22 years | 4.28 years | 2.06 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) |
| 1990s | 3.08 years | 4.17 years | 1.09 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) |
| 2000s | 4.38 years | 5.19 years | 0.8119 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) |
| 2010s | 5.19 years | 5.81 years | 0.6247 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) |
| 2020s | 6.4 years | 5.91 years | 0.4853 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: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Gambia, at 6.58 years against 5.92 years in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, female between Gambia and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- 0.66 years, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Gambia ranks 48th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 50th 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