Gambia vs Zambia: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes
Gambia
8.7%
in 2018
Zambia
8.7%
in 2015
Gambia rank
36th
Zambia rank
35th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Gambia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 8.7% against 8.7% in Gambia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 36th and Zambia ranks 35th of 188 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.0% | 0.4% | 7.6% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 16.0% | 0.5% | 15.4% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 15.1% | 4.3% | 10.8% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 5.6% | 7.1% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 7.1% | 1.0% | Zambia |
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 Zambia?
- Zambia, at 8.7% against 8.7% in Gambia as of 2015.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Gambia and Zambia?
- 0.0%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Zambia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
- How do Gambia and Zambia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
- Gambia ranks 36th and Zambia ranks 35th 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.