Egypt vs Gambia: Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate

Egypt
2.23 % change on previous year
in 2024
Gambia
2.4 % change on previous year
in 2025
Egypt rank
55th
Gambia rank
52nd

Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate over time

  • Egypt
  • Gambia
-100102030197219982025

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 2.4 % change on previous year against 2.23 % change on previous year in Egypt, a difference of 0.17 % change on previous year.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 55th and Gambia ranks 52nd of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Gambia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Gambia Difference Ahead
1970s 1.81 % change on previous year 8.3 % change on previous year 6.49 % change on previous year Gambia
1980s 5.32 % change on previous year 8.89 % change on previous year 3.57 % change on previous year Gambia
1990s 1.78 % change on previous year 7.72 % change on previous year 5.94 % change on previous year Gambia
2000s 2.88 % change on previous year 3.2 % change on previous year 0.312 % change on previous year Gambia
2010s 2.42 % change on previous year 5.14 % change on previous year 2.72 % change on previous year Gambia
2020s 3.14 % change on previous year 2.9 % change on previous year 0.2345 % change on previous year Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, annual growth rate, Egypt or Gambia?
Gambia, at 2.4 % change on previous year against 2.23 % change on previous year in Egypt as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, annual growth rate between Egypt and Gambia?
0.17 % change on previous year, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Gambia?
47 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Gambia rank globally for primary education, pupils, annual growth rate?
Egypt ranks 55th and Gambia ranks 52nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,553 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Primary education, pupils. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.