Gambia vs GPE: Region 1: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Gambia
30.5%
in 2025
GPE: Region 1
33.9%
in 2024
Gambia rank
17th
GPE: Region 1 rank
19th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Gambia
- GPE: Region 1
How they compare
GPE: Region 1 currently reports 33.9% against 30.5% in Gambia, a difference of 3.4%.
That makes GPE: Region 1's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was GPE: Region 1 ahead.
Gambia ranks 17th and GPE: Region 1 ranks 19th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and GPE: Region 1 in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | GPE: Region 1 | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.0% | 51.8% | 26.8% | GPE: Region 1 |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 39.1% | 13.7% | GPE: Region 1 |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 32.3% | 5.1% | GPE: Region 1 |
| 2020s | 32.2% | 31.5% | 0.6% | 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 GPE: Region 1?
- GPE: Region 1, at 33.9% against 30.5% in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Gambia and GPE: Region 1?
- 3.4%, with GPE: Region 1 ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and GPE: Region 1?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and GPE: Region 1 rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Gambia ranks 17th and GPE: Region 1 ranks 19th of 183 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, male (%). 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