Gambia vs Laos: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes
Gambia
8.7%
in 2018
Laos
8.4%
in 2018
Gambia rank
36th
Laos rank
39th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Gambia
- Laos
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 8.7% against 8.4% in Laos, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Laos ahead.
Gambia ranks 36th and Laos ranks 39th of 188 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.1% | 38.2% | 21.1% | Laos |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 33.6% | 21.2% | Laos |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 16.8% | 10.6% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes, Gambia or Laos?
- Gambia, at 8.7% against 8.4% in Laos as of 2018.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Gambia and Laos?
- 0.3%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Laos?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2018.
- How do Gambia and Laos rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
- Gambia ranks 36th and Laos ranks 39th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.