Gambia vs Pakistan: Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Gambia
83.1%
in 2025
Pakistan
82.1%
in 2024
Gambia rank
175th
Pakistan rank
178th
Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time
- Gambia
- Pakistan
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 83.1% against 82.1% in Pakistan, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 175th and Pakistan ranks 178th of 209 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 13 and Pakistan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Gambia |
| 1830s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.6% | Gambia |
| 1840s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.9% | Gambia |
| 1850s | 1.5% | 0.1% | 1.4% | Gambia |
| 1860s | 2.4% | 0.1% | 2.3% | Gambia |
| 1870s | 3.9% | 0.2% | 3.7% | Gambia |
| 1880s | 6.2% | 0.3% | 5.8% | Gambia |
| 1890s | 9.7% | 0.6% | 9.1% | Gambia |
| 1900s | 12.2% | 1.0% | 11.3% | Gambia |
| 1910s | 8.4% | 1.7% | 6.8% | Gambia |
| 1920s | 5.8% | 2.8% | 3.0% | Gambia |
| 1930s | 4.2% | 4.7% | 0.5% | Pakistan |
| 1940s | 5.9% | 7.8% | 2.0% | Pakistan |
| 1950s | 8.6% | 24.5% | 15.9% | Pakistan |
| 1960s | 14.5% | 27.5% | 13.0% | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 21.0% | 35.5% | 14.5% | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 35.7% | 35.5% | 0.2% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 81.1% | 73.9% | 7.3% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children in primary school age who are in school, Gambia or Pakistan?
- Gambia, at 83.1% against 82.1% in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children in primary school age who are in school between Gambia and Pakistan?
- 1.0%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Pakistan?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Pakistan rank globally for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Gambia ranks 175th and Pakistan ranks 178th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children of primary school age (typically 6β11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.