Gambia vs UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Gambia
29.6%
in 2025
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
28.3%
in 2024
Gambia rank
16th
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank
14th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Gambia
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 29.6% against 28.3% in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ahead.
Gambia ranks 16th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 14th of 185 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.7% | 43.6% | 19.9% | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 38.2% | 13.5% | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 30.7% | 4.5% | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
| 2020s | 31.9% | 27.9% | 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, Gambia or UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Gambia, at 29.6% against 28.3% in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Gambia and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- 1.3%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Gambia ranks 16th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 14th 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