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
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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About this data
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.