ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) vs Gambia: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
27.8%
in 2024
Gambia
29.6%
in 2025
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank
17th
Gambia rank
16th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 29.6% against 27.8% in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ahead.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 17th and Gambia ranks 16th of 214 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) averaged higher in 3 and Gambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.0% | 23.7% | 11.3% | ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) |
| 2000s | 35.6% | 24.8% | 10.9% | ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 26.2% | 4.8% | ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 31.9% | 4.0% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2, ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 29.6% against 27.8% in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) and Gambia?
- 1.8%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) and Gambia?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) and Gambia rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 17th and Gambia ranks 16th of 214 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary 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