Ethiopia vs Gambia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes

Ethiopia
14.4%
in 2015
Gambia
14.7%
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
33rd
Gambia rank
32nd

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Gambia
20406080197119952019

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 14.7% against 14.4% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 33rd and Gambia ranks 32nd of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Gambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Gambia Difference Ahead
1990s 68.0% 38.3% 29.7% Ethiopia
2000s 44.0% 34.2% 9.7% Ethiopia
2010s 19.2% 29.8% 10.6% 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, Ethiopia or Gambia?
Gambia, at 14.7% against 14.4% in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Ethiopia and Gambia?
0.3%, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Gambia?
17 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and Gambia rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
Ethiopia ranks 33rd and Gambia ranks 32nd of 188 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ethiopia vs Gambia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/out-of-school-rate-for-children-of-primary-school-age-both-sexes-percent/ethiopia/gambia-the/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/out-of-school-rate-for-children-of-primary-school-age-both-sexes-percent/ethiopia/gambia-the/">Ethiopia vs Gambia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 6,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The number of students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/