Bulgaria vs Gambia: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male

Bulgaria
3.9%
in 2017
Gambia
3.6%
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
79th
Gambia rank
82nd

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Gambia
02468197319952018

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 3.9% against 3.6% in Gambia, a difference of 0.3%.

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

Across all 15 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 79th and Gambia ranks 82nd of 172 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Gambia Difference Ahead
1980s 2.5% 1.6% 0.9% Bulgaria
1990s 7.5% 0.9% 6.6% Bulgaria
2000s 3.7% 2.3% 1.4% Bulgaria
2010s 3.4% 2.2% 1.1% Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male, Bulgaria or Gambia?
Bulgaria, at 3.9% against 3.6% in Gambia as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male between Bulgaria and Gambia?
0.3%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Gambia?
15 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2013.
How do Bulgaria and Gambia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male?
Bulgaria ranks 79th and Gambia ranks 82nd of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,106 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.