What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Gambia and United Arab Emirates?

43,580 number, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and United Arab Emirates?

9 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gambia vs United Arab Emirates: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Gambia

527,074 number

in 2019

United Arab Emirates

570,654 number

in 2019

Gambia rank

121st

United Arab Emirates rank

118th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

Gambia
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 570,654 number against 527,074 number in Gambia, a difference of 43,580 number.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 121st and United Arab Emirates ranks 118th of 186 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
2000s	388,594 number	333,442 number	55,152 number	Gambia
2010s	477,848 number	498,298 number	20,450 number	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Gambia or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 570,654 number against 527,074 number in Gambia as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Gambia and United Arab Emirates?: 43,580 number, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and United Arab Emirates?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2019.
How do Gambia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: Gambia ranks 121st and United Arab Emirates ranks 118th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.