Gambia vs Guinea-Bissau: Children out of school, primary

Gambia
74,577
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau
75,097
in 2010
Gambia rank
62nd
Guinea-Bissau rank
61st

Children out of school, primary over time

  • Gambia
  • Guinea-Bissau
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k197119982025

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 75,097 against 74,577 in Gambia, a difference of 520.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Gambia ranks 62nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 61st of 197 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Guinea-Bissau in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1980s 59,376 79,692 20,316 Guinea-Bissau
2000s 105,588 100,866 4,722 Gambia
2010s 114,306 75,097 39,209 Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, Gambia or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 75,097 against 74,577 in Gambia as of 2010.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary between Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
520, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
6 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2010.
How do Gambia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for children out of school, primary?
Gambia ranks 62nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 61st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary. 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
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
202 places, 4,752 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.