Gambia vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Gambia
89.7%
in 2024
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
87.9%
in 2024
Gambia rank
158th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
158th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Gambia
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
020406080199520092024

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 89.7% against 87.9% in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), a difference of 1.8%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.

Gambia ranks 158th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 158th of 199 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1990s 56.2% 72.0% 15.8% WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
2000s 64.9% 77.5% 12.6% WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
2010s 74.6% 81.7% 7.1% WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
2020s 88.2% 85.6% 2.6% Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Gambia or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
Gambia, at 89.7% against 87.9% in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Gambia and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
1.8%, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do Gambia and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Gambia ranks 158th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 158th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,391 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release