Gambia vs Laos: Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region
Gambia
74,577 children
in 2025
Laos
82,273 children
in 2025
Gambia rank
61st
Laos rank
58th
Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region over time
- Gambia
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 82,273 children against 74,577 children in Gambia, a difference of 7,696 children.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Laos ahead.
Gambia ranks 61st and Laos ranks 58th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 102,724 children | 226,709 children | 123,986 children | Laos |
| 2000s | 112,051 children | 170,294 children | 58,243 children | Laos |
| 2010s | 104,232 children | 46,975 children | 57,256 children | Gambia |
| 2020s | 78,796 children | 69,350 children | 9,446 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, Gambia or Laos?
- Laos, at 82,273 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 Gambia and Laos?
- 7,696 children, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Laos?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Laos rank globally for primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region?
- Gambia ranks 61st and Laos ranks 58th 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.