Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Gambia
Gambia: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female was 7.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Gambia, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Gambia is 7.8%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.3% on the previous year and up 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Gambia peaked at 15.9% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2011.
That places Gambia 32nd out of 181 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10.1% | — |
| 1973 | 11.2% | +11.2% |
| 1981 | 12.9% | +14.9% |
| 1982 | 13.6% | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 12.5% | -8.0% |
| 1985 | 15.9% | +26.8% |
| 1992 | 14.8% | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 14.6% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 14.0% | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 13.9% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 14.5% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 8.8% | -39.3% |
| 2000 | 9.3% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 8.8% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | -36.5% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | +21.0% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | -20.2% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -42.5% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | +28.3% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | +38.8% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | +52.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.6% | 10.1% | 11.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 13.7% | 12.5% | 15.9% | 4 |
| 1990s | 13.4% | 8.8% | 14.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 3.1% | 9.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 2.7% | 7.8% | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Gambia?
- Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Gambia was 7.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 1985.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2011.
- How does Gambia rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
- Gambia ranks 32nd out of 181 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.