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