How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gambia?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Gambia: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general

Botswana

24,457 number

in 2020

Gambia

28,316 number

in 2020

Botswana rank

133rd

Gambia rank

130th

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general over time

Botswana
Gambia

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 28,316 number against 24,457 number in Botswana, a difference of 3,859 number.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 133rd and Gambia ranks 130th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Gambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Gambia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	9,065 number	5,592 number	3,473 number	Botswana
1980s	13,035 number	7,652 number	5,382 number	Botswana
1990s	18,560 number	11,984 number	6,576 number	Botswana
2000s	20,976 number	18,794 number	2,182 number	Botswana
2010s	22,198 number	24,445 number	2,247 number	Gambia
2020s	24,457 number	28,316 number	3,859 number	Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to secondary general, Botswana or Gambia?: Gambia, at 28,316 number against 24,457 number in Botswana as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to secondary general between Botswana and Gambia?: 3,859 number, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gambia?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Botswana and Gambia rank globally for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?: Botswana ranks 133rd and Gambia ranks 130th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.