Which has higher girls and boys who are out of school, Botswana or Gambia?

Gambia, at 22,326 girls against 18,800 girls in Botswana as of 2025.

What is the difference in girls and boys who are out of school between Botswana and Gambia?

3,526 girls, with Gambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gambia?

32 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2014.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Gambia: Girls and boys who are out of school

Botswana

18,800 girls

in 2014

Gambia

22,326 girls

in 2025

Botswana rank

79th

Gambia rank

76th

Girls and boys who are out of school over time

Botswana
Gambia

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 22,326 girls against 18,800 girls in Botswana, a difference of 3,526 girls.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 79th and Gambia ranks 76th of 180 countries.

Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Gambia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	22,376 girls	38,012 girls	15,636 girls	Gambia
1980s	6,766 girls	37,403 girls	30,637 girls	Gambia
1990s	18,209 girls	58,147 girls	39,938 girls	Gambia
2000s	16,078 girls	55,618 girls	39,539 girls	Gambia
2010s	15,808 girls	52,040 girls	36,232 girls	Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher girls and boys who are out of school, Botswana or Gambia?: Gambia, at 22,326 girls against 18,800 girls in Botswana as of 2025.
What is the difference in girls and boys who are out of school between Botswana and Gambia?: 3,526 girls, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gambia?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2014.
How do Botswana and Gambia rank globally for girls and boys who are out of school?: Botswana ranks 79th and Gambia ranks 76th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Girls and boys who are out of school
Unit: girls
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 180 places, 3,583 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Girls in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.