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

Barbados

82.4%

in 2024

Gambia

83.1%

in 2025

Barbados rank

177th

Gambia rank

175th

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

Gambia currently reports 83.1% against 82.4% in Barbados, a difference of 0.7%.

Across all 68 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 177th 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.