Australia vs Gambia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted
Australia
0.3256 GPIA
in 2023
Gambia
0.4356 GPIA
in 2025
Australia rank
171st
Gambia rank
168th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted over time
- Australia
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 0.4356 GPIA against 0.3256 GPIA in Australia, a difference of 0.11 GPIA.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Gambia ahead.
Australia ranks 171st and Gambia ranks 168th of 180 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4465 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 0.5636 GPIA | Gambia |
| 2010s | 0.5609 GPIA | 0.7947 GPIA | 0.2338 GPIA | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.4862 GPIA | 0.5557 GPIA | 0.0695 GPIA | Gambia |
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, Australia or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 0.4356 GPIA against 0.3256 GPIA in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted between Australia and Gambia?
- 0.11 GPIA, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Gambia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Gambia rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Australia ranks 171st and Gambia ranks 168th of 180 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). 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