Gambia vs Nicaragua: Over-age students, primary

Gambia
19.0%
in 2018
Nicaragua
20.6%
in 2010
Gambia rank
22nd
Nicaragua rank
19th

Over-age students, primary over time

  • Gambia
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 20.6% against 19.0% in Gambia, a difference of 1.6%.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Gambia ranks 22nd and Nicaragua ranks 19th of 191 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1970s 10.4% 19.7% 9.2% Nicaragua
1980s 1.9% 18.5% 16.5% Nicaragua
1990s 13.9% 15.0% 1.1% Nicaragua
2000s 15.8% 15.4% 0.4% Gambia
2010s 13.4% 20.6% 7.2% Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, Gambia or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 20.6% against 19.0% in Gambia as of 2010.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary between Gambia and Nicaragua?
1.6%, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Nicaragua?
31 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2010.
How do Gambia and Nicaragua rank globally for over-age students, primary?
Gambia ranks 22nd and Nicaragua ranks 19th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment)
Unit
% of enrollment
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,461 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.