Population, age 12, female in Gambia
Gambia: Population, age 12, female was 24,263 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 12, female in Gambia, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 12, female in Gambia stood at 24,263. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 12, female in Gambia peaked at 24,263 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10,907, in 1990.
Gambia ranks 130th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,013 | 10,907 | 15,169 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,431 | 15,706 | 21,101 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,844 | 21,663 | 24,263 | 5 |
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More education data for Gambia
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 13,495 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.91 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 108.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 12, female in Gambia?
- Population, age 12, female in Gambia was 24,263 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 12, female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 24,263 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 12, female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,907 in 1990.
- How does Gambia rank for population, age 12, female?
- Gambia ranks 130th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 12, female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 12, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.