Gambia vs Mozambique: Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region
Gambia
74,577 children
in 2025
Mozambique
64,247 children
in 2022
Gambia rank
61st
Mozambique rank
64th
Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region over time
- Gambia
- Mozambique
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 74,577 children against 64,247 children in Mozambique, a difference of 10,330 children.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.2 times Mozambique's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Mozambique ahead.
Gambia ranks 61st and Mozambique ranks 64th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Mozambique in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61,963 children | 659,663 children | 597,700 children | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 101,906 children | 1.29 million children | 1.19 million children | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 112,037 children | 1.08 million children | 970,297 children | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 104,232 children | 242,871 children | 138,639 children | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 77,415 children | 56,869 children | 20,546 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 Mozambique?
- Gambia, at 74,577 children against 64,247 children in Mozambique as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region between Gambia and Mozambique?
- 10,330 children, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Mozambique?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2022.
- How do Gambia and Mozambique rank globally for primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region?
- Gambia ranks 61st and Mozambique ranks 64th 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.