Gambia vs WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education
Gambia
34.9%
in 2025
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
28.2%
in 2023
Gambia rank
20th
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank
23rd
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education over time
- Gambia
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 34.9% against 28.2% in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), a difference of 6.7%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.2 times WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ahead.
Gambia ranks 20th and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 23rd of 184 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.7% | 40.6% | 8.9% | WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 32.1% | 0.8% | WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 27.3% | 11.3% | 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 WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Gambia, at 34.9% against 28.2% in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education between Gambia and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- 6.7%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- Gambia ranks 20th and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 23rd of 184 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, female (%). 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