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
510152025197119942018

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

Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 3,892 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.