Gambia vs Paraguay: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Gambia
23.0%
in 2025
Paraguay
20.4%
in 2025
Gambia rank
49th
Paraguay rank
52nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Gambia
- Paraguay
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 23.0% against 20.4% in Paraguay, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 49th and Paraguay ranks 52nd of 206 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.4% | 10.2% | 39.2% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 39.6% | 7.6% | 32.0% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 16.6% | 10.4% | 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 Paraguay?
- Gambia, at 23.0% against 20.4% in Paraguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Gambia and Paraguay?
- 2.6%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Paraguay?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Paraguay rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Gambia ranks 49th and Paraguay ranks 52nd 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