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

Gambia
9.4%
in 2018
Saint Lucia
10.1%
in 2018
Gambia rank
34th
Saint Lucia rank
32nd

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

  • Gambia
  • Saint Lucia
05101520197119942018

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 10.1% against 9.4% in Gambia, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 34th and Saint Lucia ranks 32nd of 186 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% 6.4% 2.9% Gambia
1990s 16.1% 1.9% 14.2% Gambia
2000s 11.3% 7.8% 3.5% Gambia
2010s 5.9% 9.7% 3.9% 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, male, Gambia or Saint Lucia?
Saint Lucia, at 10.1% against 9.4% in Gambia as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male between Gambia and Saint Lucia?
0.7%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Saint Lucia?
14 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, male?
Gambia ranks 34th and Saint Lucia ranks 32nd 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.