Botswana vs Gambia: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Botswana
0.1564 units per person
in 2022
Gambia
0.1569 units per person
in 2025
Botswana rank
31st
Gambia rank
30th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Botswana
  • Gambia
0.050.10.150.2197019972025

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 0.1569 units per person against 0.1564 units per person in Botswana, a difference of 0.0005 units per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 31st and Gambia ranks 30th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Gambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1559 units per person 0.0374 units per person 0.1186 units per person Botswana
1980s 0.1974 units per person 0.073 units per person 0.1244 units per person Botswana
1990s 0.2104 units per person 0.0907 units per person 0.1197 units per person Botswana
2000s 0.1804 units per person 0.1221 units per person 0.0583 units per person Botswana
2010s 0.1574 units per person 0.1251 units per person 0.0323 units per person Botswana
2020s 0.1543 units per person 0.1565 units per person 0.0022 units per person Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Botswana or Gambia?
Gambia, at 0.1569 units per person against 0.1564 units per person in Botswana as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Botswana and Gambia?
0.0005 units per person, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gambia?
45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
How do Botswana and Gambia rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Botswana ranks 31st and Gambia ranks 30th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.