Gabon vs Guinea-Bissau: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes

Gabon
24.8%
in 2002
Guinea-Bissau
39.9%
in 1987
Gabon rank
3rd
Guinea-Bissau rank
1st

Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Gabon
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 39.9% against 24.8% in Gabon, a difference of 15.1%.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.6 times Gabon's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.

Gabon ranks 3rd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 1st of 178 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1970s 23.1% 26.3% 3.2% Guinea-Bissau
1980s 22.2% 29.7% 7.6% Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes, Gabon or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 39.9% against 24.8% in Gabon as of 1987.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes between Gabon and Guinea-Bissau?
15.1%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Guinea-Bissau?
8 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 1987.
How do Gabon and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes?
Gabon ranks 3rd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 1st of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 4 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

Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,831 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.