Gambia vs Middle income: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male

Gambia
19.4%
in 2019
Middle income
6.1%
in 2019
Gambia rank
23rd
Middle income rank
21st

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

  • Gambia
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 19.4% against 6.1% in Middle income, a difference of 13.3%.

That makes Gambia's figure about 3.2 times Middle income's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.

Gambia ranks 23rd and Middle income ranks 21st of 166 countries.

Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 65.1% 17.3% 47.8% Gambia
1980s 31.3% 13.5% 17.8% Gambia
1990s 37.0% 11.5% 25.5% Gambia
2000s 34.5% 8.5% 26.0% Gambia
2010s 28.3% 6.6% 21.8% 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, male, Gambia or Middle income?
Gambia, at 19.4% against 6.1% in Middle income as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male between Gambia and Middle income?
13.3%, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Middle income?
40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Gambia and Middle income rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
Gambia ranks 23rd and Middle income ranks 21st of 166 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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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 5,130 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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