Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Finland or Gambia?

Finland, at 188,997 number against 179,376 number in Gambia as of 2018.

What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Finland and Gambia?

9,621 number, with Finland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Gambia?

44 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs Gambia: Enrolment in primary education, male

Finland

188,997 number

in 2018

Gambia

179,376 number

in 2019

Finland rank

120th

Gambia rank

122nd

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

Finland
Gambia

How they compare

Finland currently reports 188,997 number against 179,376 number in Gambia, a difference of 9,621 number.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 120th and Gambia ranks 122nd of 202 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Gambia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	213,126 number	16,079 number	197,047 number	Finland
1980s	192,961 number	38,499 number	154,462 number	Finland
1990s	197,862 number	68,946 number	128,916 number	Finland
2000s	193,470 number	101,787 number	91,684 number	Finland
2010s	181,530 number	136,669 number	44,861 number	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Finland or Gambia?: Finland, at 188,997 number against 179,376 number in Gambia as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Finland and Gambia?: 9,621 number, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Gambia?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Finland and Gambia rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?: Finland ranks 120th and Gambia ranks 122nd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.