Gambia vs Indonesia: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Gambia
89.8%
in 2025
Indonesia
90.4%
in 2018
Gambia rank
128th
Indonesia rank
125th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Gambia
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 90.4% against 89.8% in Gambia, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Indonesia ahead.
Gambia ranks 128th and Indonesia ranks 125th of 190 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Indonesia in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Gambia |
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Gambia |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Gambia |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Indonesia |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Indonesia |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Indonesia |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 1.2% | 1.1% | Indonesia |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 2.3% | 2.0% | Indonesia |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 4.0% | 3.6% | Indonesia |
| 1930s | 0.7% | 8.5% | 7.8% | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 1.1% | 11.7% | 10.6% | Indonesia |
| 1950s | 3.3% | 29.7% | 26.4% | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 9.0% | 51.1% | 42.1% | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 13.8% | 67.8% | 54.0% | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 26.7% | 84.1% | 57.4% | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 37.8% | 93.0% | 55.2% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 59.9% | 95.6% | 35.7% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 74.4% | 93.4% | 19.0% | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Gambia or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 90.4% against 89.8% in Gambia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Gambia and Indonesia?
- 0.6%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Indonesia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2018.
- How do Gambia and Indonesia rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Gambia ranks 128th and Indonesia ranks 125th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.