Gambia vs Guyana: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita
Gambia
16.9%
in 2025
Guyana
18.0%
in 2023
Gambia rank
34th
Guyana rank
31st
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita over time
- Gambia
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 18.0% against 16.9% in Gambia, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 34th and Guyana ranks 31st of 203 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 5 and Guyana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77.3% | 10.1% | 67.2% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 54.1% | 8.9% | 45.1% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 55.9% | 10.5% | 45.5% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 40.1% | 4.4% | 35.7% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 0.4% | 36.2% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 19.0% | 0.2% | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita, Gambia or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 18.0% against 16.9% in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita between Gambia and Guyana?
- 1.1%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guyana?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Guyana rank globally for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Gambia ranks 34th and Guyana ranks 31st of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.