Bahamas vs Gambia: Share of children in primary school age who are in school

Bahamas

84.1%

in 2024

Gambia

83.1%

in 2025

Bahamas rank

172nd

Gambia rank

175th

Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time

Bahamas currently reports 84.1% against 83.1% in Gambia, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 172nd and Gambia ranks 175th of 209 countries.

Indicator: Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 8,478 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.