Population, age 21, female in Gambia
Gambia: Population, age 21, female was 19,278 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 21, female in Gambia, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 19,278 for population, age 21, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 21, female in Gambia peaked at 19,278 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8,223, in 1990.
That places Gambia 142nd 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 | 9,798 | 8,223 | 11,509 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,876 | 11,926 | 15,864 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,625 | 16,366 | 19,278 | 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 21, female in Gambia?
- Population, age 21, female in Gambia was 19,278 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 21, female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 19,278 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 21, female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,223 in 1990.
- How does Gambia rank for population, age 21, female?
- Gambia ranks 142nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 21, female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. 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 21, 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.