Gambia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Gambia
0.413 modelled data
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
0.3846 modelled data
in 2025
Gambia rank
183rd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
185th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Gambia
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 0.413 modelled data against 0.3846 modelled data in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0284 modelled data.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 183rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 185th of 205 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.08 modelled data | 0.91 modelled data | 0.1672 modelled data | Gambia |
| 2010s | 0.864 modelled data | 0.6697 modelled data | 0.1943 modelled data | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.5153 modelled data | 0.4797 modelled data | 0.0356 modelled data | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Gambia or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Gambia, at 0.413 modelled data against 0.3846 modelled data in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0284 modelled data, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Gambia ranks 183rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 185th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). 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