Gambia vs Lesotho: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female
Gambia
7.8%
in 2018
Lesotho
7.5%
in 2015
Gambia rank
32nd
Lesotho rank
35th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female over time
- Gambia
- Lesotho
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 7.8% against 7.5% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 32nd and Lesotho ranks 35th of 181 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.2% | 6.8% | 4.4% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 13.7% | 22.9% | 9.2% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 13.4% | 17.0% | 3.5% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 17.1% | 10.8% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 10.3% | 6.4% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female, Gambia or Lesotho?
- Gambia, at 7.8% against 7.5% in Lesotho as of 2018.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female between Gambia and Lesotho?
- 0.3%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Lesotho?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2015.
- How do Gambia and Lesotho rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
- Gambia ranks 32nd and Lesotho ranks 35th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of female repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.