Gambia vs Zimbabwe: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper
Gambia
37.5%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
37.1%
in 2024
Gambia rank
30th
Zimbabwe rank
31st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time
- Gambia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 37.5% against 37.1% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 30th and Zimbabwe ranks 31st of 175 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.9% | 26.7% | 19.2% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 38.2% | 36.4% | 1.8% | 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, Gambia or Zimbabwe?
- Gambia, at 37.5% against 37.1% in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Gambia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.4%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Zimbabwe?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Gambia ranks 30th and Zimbabwe ranks 31st of 175 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, male (%). 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