Barbados vs Gambia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Barbados
17.6%
in 2024
Gambia
16.9%
in 2025
Barbados rank
32nd
Gambia rank
34th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Barbados
- Gambia
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 17.6% against 16.9% in Gambia, a difference of 0.7%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 32nd and Gambia ranks 34th of 203 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.1% | 76.7% | 67.6% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 54.3% | 52.9% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 52.7% | 47.7% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 40.7% | 39.4% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 29.2% | 24.6% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 18.8% | 6.5% | 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, both sexes, Barbados or Gambia?
- Barbados, at 17.6% against 16.9% in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Barbados and Gambia?
- 0.7%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Gambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Gambia rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Barbados ranks 32nd and Gambia ranks 34th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%). 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