Ethiopia vs Gambia: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes

Ethiopia
7.1%
in 2014
Gambia
6.7%
in 2018
Ethiopia rank
47th
Gambia rank
49th

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Gambia
51015197119942018

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 7.1% against 6.7% in Gambia, a difference of 0.4%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 47th and Gambia ranks 49th of 184 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Gambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Gambia Difference Ahead
1980s 11.3% 15.4% 4.1% Gambia
1990s 11.4% 13.1% 1.8% Gambia
2000s 10.3% 6.2% 4.1% Ethiopia
2010s 8.3% 3.8% 4.5% Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Ethiopia or Gambia?
Ethiopia, at 7.1% against 6.7% in Gambia as of 2014.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Ethiopia and Gambia?
0.4%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Gambia?
17 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2014.
How do Ethiopia and Gambia rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Ethiopia ranks 47th 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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Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,392 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.