Gambia vs Zimbabwe: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Gambia
89.8%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
90.4%
in 2024
Gambia rank
128th
Zimbabwe rank
126th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Gambia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 90.4% against 89.8% in Gambia, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Gambia ranks 128th and Zimbabwe ranks 126th of 190 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Zimbabwe | 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% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Gambia |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Gambia |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 3.8% | 3.6% | Zimbabwe |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 13.7% | 13.5% | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 30.2% | 29.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 0.7% | 46.6% | 46.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 1.1% | 63.1% | 62.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 3.3% | 82.5% | 79.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 9.0% | 70.3% | 61.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 13.6% | 52.0% | 38.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 23.8% | 44.5% | 20.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 51.3% | 89.0% | 37.7% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 55.3% | 96.4% | 41.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 74.6% | 85.7% | 11.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 90.2% | 3.4% | Zimbabwe |
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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 90.4% against 89.8% in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Gambia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.6%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Zimbabwe?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Gambia ranks 128th and Zimbabwe ranks 126th 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.