Belize vs Gambia: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower
Belize
8.8%
in 2024
Gambia
8.3%
in 2025
Belize rank
60th
Gambia rank
61st
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time
- Belize
- Gambia
How they compare
Belize currently reports 8.8% against 8.3% in Gambia, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Belize's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Belize ranks 60th and Gambia ranks 61st of 169 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 38.3% | 34.1% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 28.9% | 24.1% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 12.3% | 5.3% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Belize or Gambia?
- Belize, at 8.8% against 8.3% in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Belize and Gambia?
- 0.5%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Gambia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Gambia rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Belize ranks 60th and Gambia ranks 61st of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and 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