Gambia vs Yemen: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male
Gambia
23.5%
in 2025
Yemen
26.5%
in 2016
Gambia rank
25th
Yemen rank
22nd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male over time
- Gambia
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 26.5% against 23.5% in Gambia, a difference of 3.0%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Yemen ahead.
Gambia ranks 25th and Yemen ranks 22nd of 180 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.2% | 37.2% | 1.0% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 41.8% | 24.5% | 17.3% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 35.9% | 23.7% | 12.2% | 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, male, Gambia or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 26.5% against 23.5% in Gambia as of 2016.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male between Gambia and Yemen?
- 3.0%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Yemen?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
- How do Gambia and Yemen rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
- Gambia ranks 25th and Yemen ranks 22nd 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, male (%). 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