Gambia vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Primary education, pupils, per capita

Gambia
0.1569 units per person
in 2025
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.0936 units per person
in 2024
Gambia rank
30th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
27th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Gambia
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.050.10.150.2197019972025

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 0.1569 units per person against 0.0936 units per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.0633 units per person.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.7 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Gambia ranks 30th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0374 units per person 0.1536 units per person 0.1162 units per person Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 0.073 units per person 0.1542 units per person 0.0812 units per person Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 0.0907 units per person 0.14 units per person 0.0493 units per person Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 0.1221 units per person 0.1264 units per person 0.0044 units per person Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 0.1309 units per person 0.1066 units per person 0.0243 units per person Gambia
2020s 0.1569 units per person 0.0956 units per person 0.0613 units per person Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Gambia or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Gambia, at 0.1569 units per person against 0.0936 units per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Gambia and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.0633 units per person, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Gambia and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Gambia ranks 30th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th 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.