Bangladesh vs Gambia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper
Bangladesh
26.6%
in 2024
Gambia
27.8%
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
43rd
Gambia rank
41st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time
- Bangladesh
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 27.8% against 26.6% in Bangladesh, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Gambia ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 43rd and Gambia ranks 41st of 179 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.8% | 44.4% | 7.6% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 30.0% | 2.8% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, Bangladesh or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 27.8% against 26.6% in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Bangladesh and Gambia?
- 1.2%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Gambia?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Gambia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Bangladesh ranks 43rd and Gambia ranks 41st of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release