Gambia vs Tanzania: Children out of school
Gambia
16.9%
in 2025
Tanzania
16.4%
in 2024
Gambia rank
33rd
Tanzania rank
34th
Children out of school over time
- Gambia
- Tanzania
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 16.9% against 16.4% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 33rd and Tanzania ranks 34th of 196 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77.6% | 49.9% | 27.7% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 53.4% | 39.2% | 14.1% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 52.4% | 50.5% | 2.0% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 41.4% | 20.2% | 21.2% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 14.9% | 15.5% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 13.9% | 4.9% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children out of school, Gambia or Tanzania?
- Gambia, at 16.9% against 16.4% in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in children out of school between Gambia and Tanzania?
- 0.5%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Tanzania?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Tanzania rank globally for children out of school?
- Gambia ranks 33rd and Tanzania ranks 34th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school (% of 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.