Gambia vs Rwanda: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Gambia
4.2%
in 2025
Rwanda
3.7%
in 2024
Gambia rank
106th
Rwanda rank
108th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Gambia
- Rwanda
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 4.2% against 3.7% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 106th and Rwanda ranks 108th of 162 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.8% | 14.3% | 9.4% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 3.0% | 6.0% | 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 Rwanda?
- Gambia, at 4.2% against 3.7% in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Gambia and Rwanda?
- 0.5%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Rwanda?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Rwanda rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Gambia ranks 106th and Rwanda ranks 108th of 162 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 (%). 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