Gambia vs Senegal: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted
Gambia
0.4356 GPIA
in 2025
Senegal
0.4668 GPIA
in 2024
Gambia rank
168th
Senegal rank
167th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted over time
- Gambia
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 0.4668 GPIA against 0.4356 GPIA in Gambia, a difference of 0.0312 GPIA.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 168th and Senegal ranks 167th of 180 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.26 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 0.1107 GPIA | Gambia |
| 1980s | 1.38 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 0.1908 GPIA | Gambia |
| 1990s | 1.19 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 0.0067 GPIA | Senegal |
| 2000s | 0.9685 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 0.0799 GPIA | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.8437 GPIA | 0.7648 GPIA | 0.0789 GPIA | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.5455 GPIA | 0.5049 GPIA | 0.0406 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, Gambia or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 0.4668 GPIA against 0.4356 GPIA in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted between Gambia and Senegal?
- 0.0312 GPIA, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Senegal?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Senegal rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Gambia ranks 168th and Senegal ranks 167th 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