Gambia vs Nigeria: Share of children who have completed primary school

Gambia
74.8%
in 2025
Nigeria
76.8%
in 2025
Gambia rank
134th
Nigeria rank
131st

Share of children who have completed primary school over time

  • Gambia
  • Nigeria
20406080198120032025

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 76.8% against 74.8% in Gambia, a difference of 2.0%.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Gambia ranks 134th and Nigeria ranks 131st of 165 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of children who have completed primary school
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 7,390 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

The share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.