Botswana vs Gambia: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male

Botswana
3.2%
in 2012
Gambia
3.0%
in 2018
Botswana rank
61st
Gambia rank
63rd

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male over time

  • Botswana
  • Gambia
051015197019942018

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 3.2% against 3.0% in Gambia, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Gambia ahead.

Botswana ranks 61st and Gambia ranks 63rd of 140 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Gambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Gambia Difference Ahead
1980s 1.0% 10.6% 9.6% Gambia
1990s 1.4% 10.6% 9.2% Gambia
2000s 3.0% 4.1% 1.1% Gambia
2010s 3.2% 2.3% 0.9% Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male, Botswana or Gambia?
Botswana, at 3.2% against 3.0% in Gambia as of 2012.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male between Botswana and Gambia?
0.2%, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gambia?
10 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2012.
How do Botswana and Gambia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male?
Botswana ranks 61st and Gambia ranks 63rd of 140 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male (%). 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 5 of primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
140 places, 2,585 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.