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

Nicaragua, at 25,719 girls against 22,326 girls in Gambia as of 2023.

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

3,393 girls, with Nicaragua ahead.

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

20 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.

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.

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

Gambia

22,326 girls

in 2025

Nicaragua

25,719 girls

in 2023

Gambia rank

76th

Nicaragua rank

73rd

Girls and boys who are out of school over time

Gambia
Nicaragua

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 25,719 girls against 22,326 girls in Gambia, a difference of 3,393 girls.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Gambia ranks 76th and Nicaragua ranks 73rd of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1970s	36,438 girls	92,996 girls	56,558 girls	Nicaragua
1980s	37,407 girls	107,580 girls	70,173 girls	Nicaragua
1990s	57,028 girls	88,025 girls	30,997 girls	Nicaragua
2000s	55,230 girls	25,571 girls	29,660 girls	Gambia
2010s	54,594 girls	17,348 girls	37,246 girls	Gambia
2020s	27,969 girls	25,719 girls	2,250 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, Gambia or Nicaragua?: Nicaragua, at 25,719 girls against 22,326 girls in Gambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in girls and boys who are out of school between Gambia and Nicaragua?: 3,393 girls, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Nicaragua?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Nicaragua rank globally for girls and boys who are out of school?: Gambia ranks 76th and Nicaragua ranks 73rd 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.