Population, age 15, female in Gambia
Gambia: Population, age 15, female was 22,687 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 15, female in Gambia, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 22,687 for population, age 15, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 15, female in Gambia peaked at 22,687 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9,758, in 1990.
That places Gambia 134th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it 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 | 11,672 | 9,758 | 13,732 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,681 | 14,232 | 19,294 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,147 | 19,893 | 22,687 | 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 15, female in Gambia?
- Population, age 15, female in Gambia was 22,687 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 15, female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 22,687 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 15, female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,758 in 1990.
- How does Gambia rank for population, age 15, female?
- Gambia ranks 134th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 15, female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. 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 15, 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.