Gambia vs Nigeria: Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data)
Gambia
79.4%
in 2025
Nigeria
77.4%
in 2025
Gambia rank
132nd
Nigeria rank
135th
Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) over time
- Gambia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 79.4% against 77.4% in Nigeria, a difference of 2.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Nigeria ahead.
Gambia ranks 132nd and Nigeria ranks 135th of 165 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.6% | 56.5% | 38.9% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 29.7% | 61.7% | 31.9% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 48.7% | 70.0% | 21.3% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 65.5% | 73.3% | 7.8% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 76.0% | 76.4% | 0.4% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data), Gambia or Nigeria?
- Gambia, at 79.4% against 77.4% in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) between Gambia and Nigeria?
- 2.0%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Nigeria?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Nigeria rank globally for completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data)?
- Gambia ranks 132nd and Nigeria ranks 135th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release