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
051015197119942018

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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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.