Gambia vs Tunisia: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes

Gambia
9.3%
in 2018
Tunisia
10.5%
in 2016
Gambia rank
32nd
Tunisia rank
29th

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Gambia
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 10.5% against 9.3% in Gambia, a difference of 1.2%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Tunisia ahead.

Gambia ranks 32nd and Tunisia ranks 29th of 183 countries.

Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Tunisia Difference Ahead
1970s 4.8% 16.6% 11.8% Tunisia
1980s 9.8% 18.0% 8.2% Tunisia
1990s 11.7% 14.6% 2.9% Tunisia
2000s 6.4% 10.4% 4.1% Tunisia
2010s 5.8% 6.1% 0.2% Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes, Gambia or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 10.5% against 9.3% in Gambia as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes between Gambia and Tunisia?
1.2%, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Tunisia?
28 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Gambia and Tunisia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes?
Gambia ranks 32nd and Tunisia ranks 29th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 2 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 2 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,067 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.