Gambia vs Laos: Children out of school, female
Gambia
10.2%
in 2025
Laos
10.4%
in 2025
Gambia rank
59th
Laos rank
56th
Children out of school, female over time
- Gambia
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 10.4% against 10.2% in Gambia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 59th and Laos ranks 56th of 177 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.8% | 37.5% | 19.4% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 40.7% | 24.1% | 16.7% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 7.4% | 20.1% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 9.3% | 3.4% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children out of school, female, Gambia or Laos?
- Laos, at 10.4% against 10.2% in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in children out of school, female between Gambia and Laos?
- 0.2%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Laos?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Laos rank globally for children out of school, female?
- Gambia ranks 59th and Laos ranks 56th of 177 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.