Gambia vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita
Gambia
16.9%
in 2025
Tanzania, United Republic of
16.4%
in 2024
Gambia rank
34th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
35th
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita over time
- Gambia
- Tanzania, United Republic of
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 16.9% against 16.4% in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 34th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 35th of 203 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Tanzania, United Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77.6% | 49.9% | 27.7% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 53.4% | 39.2% | 14.1% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 52.4% | 50.5% | 2.0% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 41.4% | 20.2% | 21.2% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 14.9% | 15.5% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 13.9% | 4.9% | Gambia |
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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Gambia, at 16.9% against 16.4% in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita between Gambia and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 0.5%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Gambia ranks 34th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 35th 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.