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

Egypt
2.9%
in 2018
Gambia
3.0%
in 2018
Egypt rank
65th
Gambia rank
63rd

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

  • Egypt
  • Gambia
051015197119942018

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 3.0% against 2.9% in Egypt, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Gambia ahead.

Egypt ranks 65th and Gambia ranks 63rd of 140 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Gambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Gambia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0% 15.5% 15.5% Gambia
1990s 12.1% 6.8% 5.2% Egypt
2000s 10.4% 4.4% 6.0% Egypt
2010s 2.9% 3.0% 0.1% Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male, Egypt or Gambia?
Gambia, at 3.0% against 2.9% in Egypt as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male between Egypt and Gambia?
0.1%, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Gambia?
7 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2018.
How do Egypt and Gambia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male?
Egypt ranks 65th 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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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.