Gambia vs North Korea: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted
Gambia
0.4955 modelled data
in 2025
North Korea
0.5 modelled data
in 2025
Gambia rank
179th
North Korea rank
178th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted over time
- Gambia
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.5 modelled data against 0.4955 modelled data in Gambia, a difference of 0.0045 modelled data.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 179th and North Korea ranks 178th of 204 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and North Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.02 modelled data | 0.7979 modelled data | 0.2192 modelled data | Gambia |
| 2010s | 0.8001 modelled data | 0.672 modelled data | 0.1281 modelled data | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.5507 modelled data | 0.575 modelled data | 0.0243 modelled data | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted, Gambia or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 0.5 modelled data against 0.4955 modelled data in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted between Gambia and North Korea?
- 0.0045 modelled data, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and North Korea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and North Korea rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Gambia ranks 179th and North Korea ranks 178th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (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