Gambia vs WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Gambia
30.5%
in 2025
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
37.5%
in 2022
Gambia rank
17th
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank
14th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Gambia
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
How they compare
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern currently reports 37.5% against 30.5% in Gambia, a difference of 7.0%.
That makes WB: Africa Eastern and Southern's figure about 1.2 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
Gambia ranks 17th and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 14th of 183 countries.
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | WB: Africa Eastern and Southern | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.0% | 48.7% | 23.8% | WB: Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 41.1% | 15.7% | WB: Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 34.6% | 7.4% | WB: Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 33.2% | 2.0% | WB: Africa Eastern and Southern |
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: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, at 37.5% against 30.5% in Gambia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Gambia and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- 7.0%, with WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do Gambia and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Gambia ranks 17th and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 14th 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