Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Gambia

Gambia: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female was 0.7% in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
0.7%
World rank
68th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2020
All-time low
0.1%
in 1998
Years of data
5
1998–2020

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Gambia, 1998–2020

0.20.40.61998200920201998: 0.102 % of female youth in employment2003: 0.155 % of female youth in employment2010: 0.225 % of female youth in employment2015: 0.203 % of female youth in employment2020: 0.692 % of female youth in employment

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female youth in employment.

Analysis

Gambia recorded 0.7% for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 207.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Gambia peaked at 0.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1998.

That places Gambia 68th out of 90 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female (% of female youth in employment) in Gambia, 1998 to 2020.
Year % of female youth in employment Change
1998 0.1%
2003 0.2% +52.2%
2010 0.2% +45.4%
2015 0.2% -9.9%
2020 0.7% +241.0%

Gambia compared with similar countries

  • Gambia's 0.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2%, 4.1× the median. (7 countries reporting)
  • Gambia's 0.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2%, 3.7× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 65 Egypt 0.8% compare
  2. 66 Panama 0.7% compare
  3. 67 Thailand 0.7% compare
  4. 69 Bangladesh 0.7% compare
  5. 70 Mongolia 0.7% compare
  6. 71 Cambodia 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Gambia?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Gambia was 0.7% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1998.
How does Gambia rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female?
Gambia ranks 68th out of 90 countries with data for 2020.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 207.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Gambia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female (% of female youth in employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female (% of female youth in employment)
Unit
% of female youth in employment
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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