Gambia vs WB: Pacific Island Small States: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Gambia
29.6%
in 2025
WB: Pacific Island Small States
28.2%
in 2024
Gambia rank
16th
WB: Pacific Island Small States rank
15th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Gambia
- WB: Pacific Island Small States
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 29.6% against 28.2% in WB: Pacific Island Small States, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times WB: Pacific Island Small States's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 16th and WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 15th of 185 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and WB: Pacific Island Small States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | WB: Pacific Island Small States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.7% | 21.2% | 2.5% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 25.2% | 0.4% | WB: Pacific Island Small States |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 28.6% | 2.4% | WB: Pacific Island Small States |
| 2020s | 31.9% | 28.3% | 3.6% | 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 WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- Gambia, at 29.6% against 28.2% in WB: Pacific Island Small States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Gambia and WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- 1.4%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and WB: Pacific Island Small States rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Gambia ranks 16th and WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 15th 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