Gambia vs Guinea: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Gambia
0.1569 units per person
in 2025
Guinea
0.1576 units per person
in 2020
Gambia rank
30th
Guinea rank
29th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Gambia
  • Guinea
0.050.10.15197119982025

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 0.1576 units per person against 0.1569 units per person in Gambia, a difference of 0.0007 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Guinea ahead.

Gambia ranks 30th and Guinea ranks 29th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0374 units per person 0.0443 units per person 0.0069 units per person Guinea
1980s 0.073 units per person 0.0482 units per person 0.0247 units per person Gambia
1990s 0.0907 units per person 0.0676 units per person 0.0231 units per person Gambia
2000s 0.1221 units per person 0.1231 units per person 0.0011 units per person Guinea
2010s 0.1229 units per person 0.1462 units per person 0.0233 units per person Guinea
2020s 0.1562 units per person 0.1576 units per person 0.0014 units per person Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Gambia or Guinea?
Guinea, at 0.1576 units per person against 0.1569 units per person in Gambia as of 2020.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Gambia and Guinea?
0.0007 units per person, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guinea?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2020.
How do Gambia and Guinea rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Gambia ranks 30th and Guinea ranks 29th 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.