Population, ages 12-18, female in Gambia
Gambia: Population, ages 12-18, female was 158,648 in 2015. β² Rising
Population, ages 12-18, female in Gambia, 1990β2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
In 2015, population, ages 12-18, female in Gambia stood at 158,648. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 12-18, female in Gambia peaked at 158,648 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 68,693, in 1990.
Gambia ranks 134th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82,112 | 68,693 | 96,493 | 10 |
| 2000s | 117,076 | 99,986 | 135,148 | 10 |
| 2010s | 149,135 | 139,271 | 158,648 | 6 |
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More education data for Gambia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13,495 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, ages 12-18, female in Gambia?
- Population, ages 12-18, female in Gambia was 158,648 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 12-18, female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 158,648 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, ages 12-18, female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 68,693 in 1990.
- How does Gambia rank for population, ages 12-18, female?
- Gambia ranks 134th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 12-18, female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 12-18, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population, ages 12-18, female is the total number of females age 12-18.