Gambia vs Papua New Guinea: Children out of school, primary, female

Gambia
22,326
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
24,839
in 2020
Gambia rank
77th
Papua New Guinea rank
75th

Children out of school, primary, female over time

  • Gambia
  • Papua New Guinea
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197119982025

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 24,839 against 22,326 in Gambia, a difference of 2,513.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Gambia ranks 77th and Papua New Guinea ranks 75th of 177 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2010s 44,384 111,065 66,681 Papua New Guinea
2020s 26,783 24,839 1,944 Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, female, Gambia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 24,839 against 22,326 in Gambia as of 2020.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary, female between Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
2,513, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
5 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2020.
How do Gambia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for children out of school, primary, female?
Gambia ranks 77th and Papua New Guinea ranks 75th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children out of school, primary, female
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 3,681 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.