Gambia vs Saint Lucia: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes

Gambia
8.7%
in 2018
Saint Lucia
8.6%
in 2018
Gambia rank
36th
Saint Lucia rank
38th

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Gambia
  • Saint Lucia
05101520197119942018

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 8.7% against 8.6% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 36th and Saint Lucia ranks 38th of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Saint Lucia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Saint Lucia Difference Ahead
1980s 9.4% 5.0% 4.5% Gambia
1990s 16.1% 1.8% 14.3% Gambia
2000s 12.0% 6.1% 5.9% Gambia
2010s 5.6% 8.1% 2.4% Saint Lucia

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 Saint Lucia?
Gambia, at 8.7% against 8.6% in Saint Lucia as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Gambia and Saint Lucia?
0.1%, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Saint Lucia?
15 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2018.
How do Gambia and Saint Lucia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
Gambia ranks 36th and Saint Lucia ranks 38th 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.