Botswana vs Gambia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Botswana
8.6%
in 2025
Gambia
9.5%
in 2025
Botswana rank
81st
Gambia rank
79th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Botswana
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 9.5% against 8.6% in Botswana, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 81st and Gambia ranks 79th of 206 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 53.9% | 48.4% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 34.5% | 26.2% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 14.1% | 3.9% | 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, Botswana or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 9.5% against 8.6% in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Botswana and Gambia?
- 0.9%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gambia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Gambia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Botswana ranks 81st and Gambia ranks 79th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (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