Gambia vs Nigeria: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Gambia
23.0%
in 2025
Nigeria
23.2%
in 2025
Gambia rank
49th
Nigeria rank
48th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Gambia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 23.2% against 23.0% in Gambia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 49th and Nigeria ranks 48th of 206 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.4% | 21.4% | 28.0% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 39.6% | 25.2% | 14.3% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 25.3% | 1.7% | 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 Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 23.2% against 23.0% in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Gambia and Nigeria?
- 0.2%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Nigeria?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Nigeria rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Gambia ranks 49th and Nigeria ranks 48th 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, male (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