Gambia vs Madagascar: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary
Gambia
0.8139 GPIA
in 2025
Madagascar
0.8428 GPIA
in 2024
Gambia rank
124th
Madagascar rank
121st
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary over time
- Gambia
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0.8428 GPIA against 0.8139 GPIA in Gambia, a difference of 0.0289 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Madagascar ahead.
Gambia ranks 124th and Madagascar ranks 121st of 169 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9354 GPIA | 0.9412 GPIA | 0.0058 GPIA | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0.8791 GPIA | 0.8673 GPIA | 0.0119 GPIA | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary, Gambia or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 0.8428 GPIA against 0.8139 GPIA in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary between Gambia and Madagascar?
- 0.0289 GPIA, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Madagascar?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Madagascar rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Gambia ranks 124th and Madagascar ranks 121st of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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