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
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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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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 4,401 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.