El Salvador vs Gambia: Children out of school, primary, male

El Salvador
56,007
in 2024
Gambia
52,251
in 2025
El Salvador rank
63rd
Gambia rank
66th

Children out of school, primary, male over time

  • El Salvador
  • Gambia
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k120.0k197019972025

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 56,007 against 52,251 in Gambia, a difference of 3,756.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1998 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 63rd and Gambia ranks 66th of 177 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Gambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Gambia Difference Ahead
1990s 114,438 51,047 63,391 El Salvador
2000s 34,421 53,384 18,964 Gambia
2010s 40,318 55,126 14,809 Gambia
2020s 57,280 51,908 5,372 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, male, El Salvador or Gambia?
El Salvador, at 56,007 against 52,251 in Gambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary, male between El Salvador and Gambia?
3,756, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Gambia?
16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Gambia rank globally for children out of school, primary, male?
El Salvador ranks 63rd and Gambia ranks 66th 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, male. 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, male
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 3,680 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.