Gambia vs Zambia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Gambia
14.7%
in 2019
Zambia
14.9%
in 2017
Gambia rank
32nd
Zambia rank
31st
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Gambia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 14.9% against 14.7% in Gambia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 31st of 188 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.5% | 22.0% | 49.5% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 47.1% | 21.2% | 25.9% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 36.6% | 32.4% | 4.2% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 34.2% | 18.7% | 15.5% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 12.0% | 16.8% | 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 Zambia?
- Zambia, at 14.9% against 14.7% in Gambia as of 2017.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Gambia and Zambia?
- 0.2%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Zambia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2017.
- How do Gambia and Zambia rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Gambia ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 31st 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.
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About this data
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/