Gambia vs Guatemala: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)

Gambia
3.9%
in 2018
Guatemala
4.4%
in 2018
Gambia rank
53rd
Guatemala rank
50th

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) over time

  • Gambia
  • Guatemala
23456199920082018

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 4.4% against 3.9% in Gambia, a difference of 0.5%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Guatemala ahead.

Gambia ranks 53rd and Guatemala ranks 50th of 156 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Guatemala in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Guatemala Difference Ahead
1990s 1.8% 4.4% 2.6% Guatemala
2000s 3.5% 3.2% 0.3% Gambia
2010s 3.4% 4.3% 0.9% Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), Gambia or Guatemala?
Guatemala, at 4.4% against 3.9% in Gambia as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Gambia and Guatemala?
0.5%, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guatemala?
14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Gambia and Guatemala rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Gambia ranks 53rd and Guatemala ranks 50th of 156 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 2,040 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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