Belize vs Gambia: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school
Belize
42.3%
in 2024
Gambia
43.6%
in 2025
Belize rank
126th
Gambia rank
123rd
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school over time
- Belize
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 43.6% against 42.3% in Belize, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 126th and Gambia ranks 123rd of 178 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 2 and Gambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.7% | 17.1% | 14.6% | Belize |
| 2010s | 47.0% | 30.3% | 16.7% | Belize |
| 2020s | 33.8% | 38.3% | 4.5% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children enrolled in pre-primary school, Belize or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 43.6% against 42.3% in Belize as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children enrolled in pre-primary school between Belize and Gambia?
- 1.3%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Gambia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Gambia rank globally for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Belize ranks 126th and Gambia ranks 123rd of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.