What is the difference in repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female between Gambia and Sri Lanka?

106 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sri Lanka?

20 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gambia vs Sri Lanka: Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female

Gambia

1,384 number

in 2019

Sri Lanka

1,490 number

in 2017

Gambia rank

67th

Sri Lanka rank

65th

Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female over time

Gambia
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1,490 number against 1,384 number in Gambia, a difference of 106 number.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Gambia ranks 67th and Sri Lanka ranks 65th of 164 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1980s	448 number	12,528 number	12,080 number	Sri Lanka
1990s	748 number	10,135 number	9,387 number	Sri Lanka
2000s	501.86 number	1,923 number	1,421 number	Sri Lanka
2010s	419.86 number	1,311 number	890.71 number	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female, Gambia or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 1,490 number against 1,384 number in Gambia as of 2017.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female between Gambia and Sri Lanka?: 106 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sri Lanka?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2016.
How do Gambia and Sri Lanka rank globally for repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female?: Gambia ranks 67th and Sri Lanka ranks 65th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 164 places, 3,806 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of female pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.