Ethiopia vs Gambia: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female
Ethiopia
7.8%
in 2014
Gambia
7.9%
in 2018
Ethiopia rank
36th
Gambia rank
35th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female over time
- Ethiopia
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 7.9% against 7.8% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 36th and Gambia ranks 35th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Gambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.3% | 10.2% | 9.1% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 18.5% | 17.9% | 0.6% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 12.7% | 0.5% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 5.1% | 3.9% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female, Ethiopia or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 7.9% against 7.8% in Ethiopia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female between Ethiopia and Gambia?
- 0.1%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Gambia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2014.
- How do Ethiopia and Gambia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female?
- Ethiopia ranks 36th and Gambia ranks 35th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.