Gambia vs Lesotho: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes
Gambia
8.7%
in 2018
Lesotho
8.6%
in 2016
Gambia rank
36th
Lesotho rank
37th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Gambia
- Lesotho
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 8.7% against 8.6% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Lesotho ahead.
Gambia ranks 36th and Lesotho ranks 37th of 188 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.0% | 14.0% | 6.0% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 11.3% | 32.5% | 21.3% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 17.7% | 24.9% | 7.2% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 26.8% | 14.4% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 12.2% | 6.4% | Lesotho |
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 Lesotho?
- Gambia, at 8.7% against 8.6% in Lesotho as of 2018.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Gambia and Lesotho?
- 0.1%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Lesotho?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
- How do Gambia and Lesotho rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
- Gambia ranks 36th and Lesotho ranks 37th 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.