Gambia vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Gambia
16.9%
in 2025
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
4.0%
in 2025
Gambia rank
34th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
32nd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Gambia
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 16.9% against 4.0% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 12.9%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 4.2 times WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 34th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 32nd of 203 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.7% | 5.3% | 35.4% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 3.6% | 26.8% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 3.9% | 14.5% | 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, Gambia or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Gambia, at 16.9% against 4.0% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Gambia and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 12.9%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Gambia ranks 34th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 32nd 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