Population, age 15, total in Gambia
Gambia: Population, age 15, total was 45,804 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 15, total in Gambia, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 45,804 for population, age 15, total in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 15, total in Gambia peaked at 45,804 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 19,717, in 1990.
Gambia ranks 135th 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 | 23,567 | 19,717 | 27,701 | 10 |
| 2000s | 33,653 | 28,706 | 38,932 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42,680 | 40,142 | 45,804 | 5 |
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More education data for Gambia
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 13,495 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.91 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 108.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 15, total in Gambia?
- Population, age 15, total in Gambia was 45,804 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 15, total recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 45,804 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 15, total recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,717 in 1990.
- How does Gambia rank for population, age 15, total?
- Gambia ranks 135th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 15, total rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.