Gambia vs Lesotho: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male

Gambia
9.4%
in 2018
Lesotho
10.0%
in 2016
Gambia rank
34th
Lesotho rank
33rd

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male over time

  • Gambia
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 10.0% against 9.4% in Gambia, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Lesotho ahead.

Gambia ranks 34th and Lesotho ranks 33rd of 186 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 7.7% 11.8% 4.0% Lesotho
1980s 10.8% 34.3% 23.5% Lesotho
1990s 17.5% 27.4% 9.9% Lesotho
2000s 12.3% 29.4% 17.1% Lesotho
2010s 6.0% 14.0% 8.0% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male, Gambia or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 10.0% against 9.4% in Gambia as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male between Gambia and Lesotho?
0.6%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Lesotho?
32 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2015.
How do Gambia and Lesotho rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male?
Gambia ranks 34th and Lesotho ranks 33rd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 3,824 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.