Botswana vs Gambia: Repeaters, primary, female

Botswana
4.3%
in 2014
Gambia
4.8%
in 2016
Botswana rank
59th
Gambia rank
57th

Repeaters, primary, female over time

  • Botswana
  • Gambia
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 4.8% against 4.3% in Botswana, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Gambia ahead.

Botswana ranks 59th and Gambia ranks 57th of 186 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Gambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Gambia Difference Ahead
1970s 1.4% 12.2% 10.8% Gambia
1980s 5.5% 12.8% 7.4% Gambia
1990s 2.6% 12.7% 10.1% Gambia
2000s 3.2% 6.6% 3.4% Gambia
2010s 3.7% 3.2% 0.5% Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters, primary, female, Botswana or Gambia?
Gambia, at 4.8% against 4.3% in Botswana as of 2016.
What is the difference in repeaters, primary, female between Botswana and Gambia?
0.5%, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gambia?
29 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2014.
How do Botswana and Gambia rank globally for repeaters, primary, female?
Botswana ranks 59th and Gambia ranks 57th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment)
Unit
% of female enrollment
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 6,171 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.