Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Gambia

Gambia: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male was 4.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
4.6%
World rank
59th
of 164 countries
All-time high
4.6%
in 2018
All-time low
0.2%
in 1975
Years of data
20
1973–2018

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Gambia, 1973–2018

0123451973199520181973: 1.3 %1975: 0.192 %1980: 1.1 %1981: 0.657 %1985: 1.8 %1986: 2.1 %1991: 1.5 %1999: 1.1 %2000: 2 %2001: 2.4 %2004: 2.9 %2005: 3.1 %2006: 2.9 %2007: 3.1 %2008: 2.8 %2009: 2.5 %2010: 2.8 %2011: 3.1 %2013: 3.5 %2018: 4.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Gambia stood at 4.6%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is up 61.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Gambia peaked at 4.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1975.

That places Gambia 59th out of 164 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in Gambia, 1973 to 2018.
Year % Change
1973 1.3%
1975 0.2% -84.9%
1980 1.1% +457.0%
1981 0.7% -38.7%
1985 1.8% +179.3%
1986 2.1% +16.0%
1991 1.5% -31.4%
1999 1.1% -23.0%
2000 2.0% +78.6%
2001 2.4% +21.8%
2004 2.9% +20.4%
2005 3.1% +5.9%
2006 2.9% -5.8%
2007 3.1% +4.1%
2008 2.8% -7.0%
2009 2.5% -12.9%
2010 2.8% +12.1%
2011 3.1% +12.6%
2013 3.5% +10.6%
2018 4.6% +32.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.7% 0.2% 1.3% 2
1980s 1.4% 0.7% 2.1% 4
1990s 1.3% 1.1% 1.5% 2
2000s 2.7% 2.0% 3.1% 8
2010s 3.5% 2.8% 4.6% 4

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 56 Mauritania 5.1% compare
  2. 57 Djibouti 5.0% compare
  3. 58 El Salvador 4.7% compare
  4. 60 Afghanistan 4.6% compare
  5. 61 Netherlands 4.5% compare
  6. 62 Oman 4.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Gambia?
Repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Gambia was 4.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2018.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1975.
How does Gambia rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male?
Gambia ranks 59th out of 164 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 61.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gambia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
164 places, 2,796 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.