Gambia vs Guinea: Primary, secondary and tertiary … Primary, secondary, tertiary
Gambia
100.4%
in 2025
Guinea
100.5%
in 2020
Gambia rank
112th
Guinea rank
111th
Primary, secondary and tertiary … Primary, secondary, tertiary over time
- Gambia
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 100.5% against 100.4% in Gambia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Guinea ahead.
Gambia ranks 112th and Guinea ranks 111th of 217 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.5% | 30.6% | 5.1% | Guinea |
| 1980s | 50.9% | 32.1% | 18.8% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 56.8% | 44.1% | 12.7% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 72.2% | 74.1% | 1.9% | Guinea |
| 2010s | 77.5% | 91.4% | 13.9% | Guinea |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 100.5% | 3.6% | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates, Gambia or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 100.5% against 100.4% in Gambia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates between Gambia and Guinea?
- 0.1%, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guinea?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2020.
- How do Gambia and Guinea rank globally for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Gambia ranks 112th and Guinea ranks 111th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.