Burkina Faso vs Gambia: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes
Burkina Faso
6.4%
in 2018
Gambia
6.7%
in 2018
Burkina Faso rank
50th
Gambia rank
49th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time
- Burkina Faso
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 6.7% against 6.4% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 50th and Gambia ranks 49th of 184 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.5% | 12.9% | 5.7% | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 17.7% | 14.6% | 3.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 12.3% | 5.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 6.2% | 8.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 4.7% | 2.3% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Burkina Faso or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 6.7% against 6.4% in Burkina Faso as of 2018.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Burkina Faso and Gambia?
- 0.3%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Gambia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Burkina Faso and Gambia rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
- Burkina Faso ranks 50th and Gambia ranks 49th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary 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
Number of repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.