Algeria vs Gambia: Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region
Algeria
78,683 children
in 2025
Gambia
74,577 children
in 2025
Algeria rank
59th
Gambia rank
61st
Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region over time
- Algeria
- Gambia
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 78,683 children against 74,577 children in Gambia, a difference of 4,106 children.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 59th and Gambia ranks 61st of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Gambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 545,668 children | 61,963 children | 483,705 children | Algeria |
| 1990s | 434,640 children | 100,970 children | 333,671 children | Algeria |
| 2000s | 69,947 children | 112,051 children | 42,104 children | Gambia |
| 2010s | 27,008 children | 104,232 children | 77,224 children | Gambia |
| 2020s | 59,414 children | 78,796 children | 19,382 children | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region, Algeria or Gambia?
- Algeria, at 78,683 children against 74,577 children in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region between Algeria and Gambia?
- 4,106 children, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Gambia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Gambia rank globally for primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region?
- Algeria ranks 59th and Gambia ranks 61st of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Children in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.