Gambia vs Zambia: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes
Gambia
4.3%
in 2018
Zambia
5.0%
in 2012
Gambia rank
55th
Zambia rank
52nd
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Gambia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 5.0% against 4.3% in Gambia, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 55th and Zambia ranks 52nd of 157 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.3% | 0.5% | 9.8% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 14.6% | 1.1% | 13.5% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 6.3% | 0.6% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 6.6% | 2.6% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 5.0% | 2.7% | Zambia |
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 Zambia?
- Zambia, at 5.0% against 4.3% in Gambia as of 2012.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Gambia and Zambia?
- 0.7%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Zambia?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
- How do Gambia and Zambia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
- Gambia ranks 55th and Zambia ranks 52nd 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.