Gambia vs Madagascar: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Gambia
29.6%
in 2025
Madagascar
27.5%
in 2024
Gambia rank
16th
Madagascar rank
17th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Gambia
- Madagascar
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 29.6% against 27.5% in Madagascar, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Madagascar ahead.
Gambia ranks 16th and Madagascar ranks 17th of 185 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.0% | 55.2% | 30.3% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 41.5% | 15.3% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 31.9% | 33.2% | 1.3% | Madagascar |
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, Gambia or Madagascar?
- Gambia, at 29.6% against 27.5% in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Gambia and Madagascar?
- 2.1%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Madagascar?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Madagascar rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Gambia ranks 16th and Madagascar ranks 17th of 185 countries.
- 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