Gambia vs UNESCO: Sids: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education
Gambia
36.8%
in 2025
UNESCO: Sids
30.9%
in 2024
Gambia rank
20th
UNESCO: Sids rank
23rd
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education over time
- Gambia
- UNESCO: Sids
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 36.8% against 30.9% in UNESCO: Sids, a difference of 5.9%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.2 times UNESCO: Sids's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 20th and UNESCO: Sids ranks 23rd of 185 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | UNESCO: Sids | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.2% | 28.0% | 6.1% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 34.0% | 30.5% | 3.5% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 40.7% | 30.8% | 9.9% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education, Gambia or UNESCO: Sids?
- Gambia, at 36.8% against 30.9% in UNESCO: Sids as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education between Gambia and UNESCO: Sids?
- 5.9%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and UNESCO: Sids?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and UNESCO: Sids rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- Gambia ranks 20th and UNESCO: Sids ranks 23rd of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). 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