Gambia vs Niger: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes

Gambia
4.3%
in 2018
Niger
4.4%
in 2013
Gambia rank
55th
Niger rank
53rd

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Gambia
  • Niger
0510152025197119942018

How they compare

Niger currently reports 4.4% against 4.3% in Gambia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Niger ahead.

Gambia ranks 55th and Niger ranks 53rd of 157 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Niger Difference Ahead
1970s 10.3% 23.2% 12.8% Niger
1980s 17.4% 13.9% 3.4% Gambia
1990s 11.3% 16.0% 4.7% Niger
2000s 4.1% 11.7% 7.6% Niger
2010s 2.4% 4.8% 2.4% Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes, Gambia or Niger?
Niger, at 4.4% against 4.3% in Gambia as of 2013.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Gambia and Niger?
0.1%, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Niger?
14 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2013.
How do Gambia and Niger rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
Gambia ranks 55th and Niger ranks 53rd of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 5 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 5 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
157 places, 3,216 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.