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 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.

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.